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Hold at anchor, or not?
burchett.donald:
I gap shoot and hold sometimes as much as 3 seconds. You must be in archery condition to do so or it will cause many problems. Been shooting 52# hickory flatbow for 3 yrs. and haven't seen any damage to bow yet. No visible set or weight loss anyway...My bow is near 68" and draws to 26" I can see where it could damage a shorter bow though.
Don
crooketarrow:
I would say there's no right way. You have to do what feels natural and works for you.
PEARL DRUMS:
My only concern is the bow itself. As mentioned self bows dont like to be held at draw for long. I watched a mulberry bow I gifted a guy go from a solid bow to junk in a weekend. He held for 4-5 seconds each time and the lower limb had enough and just took on 3" of set. It still shoots, but its ugly. Not his fault by any means, just an observation of mine.
crooketarrow:
I'VE NEVER HAD A BOW BROTHER BY IT. But I've never sold a bow that someone held for 4 or 5 seconds when shooting. But
crooketarrow:
But I guess 5 seconds over time would ,could make that happen. I can't see a second or 2 hurting your bow. But to hold 2 seconds is a long time to hold.
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