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Offline JoJoDapyro

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Why do they do this?
« on: May 04, 2016, 12:37:50 pm »
Some peoples kids. For sale on a local website for $200
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Offline ajooter

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Re: Why do they do this?
« Reply #1 on: May 04, 2016, 12:44:20 pm »
Some people just don't know how to string a bow I guess...

Offline Stoker

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Re: Why do they do this?
« Reply #2 on: May 04, 2016, 01:03:30 pm »
Makes it a lefty :o
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Offline burchett.donald

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Re: Why do they do this?
« Reply #3 on: May 04, 2016, 01:07:33 pm »
          LOL, I bet it shoots like a dog, strung backwards...Probably why they want to sell it >:D  Most folks don't know any better...
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Re: Why do they do this?
« Reply #4 on: May 04, 2016, 01:11:28 pm »
I messaged him and let him know, his response was "Are you sure?"
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Offline le0n

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Re: Why do they do this?
« Reply #5 on: May 04, 2016, 02:06:33 pm »
do you think that if it was strung and fully drawn like this, even a few times, that it would lose some structural integrity?

Offline DC

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Re: Why do they do this?
« Reply #6 on: May 04, 2016, 02:35:35 pm »
If you left it like that for a while, would it reflex the bow a bit?  Maybe a sorta good thing-- as long as you don't draw it ::) ::)

Offline PatM

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Re: Why do they do this?
« Reply #7 on: May 04, 2016, 03:19:35 pm »
Glass bows don't move like that.

Offline le0n

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Re: Why do they do this?
« Reply #8 on: May 04, 2016, 03:22:21 pm »
hah hah.

apparently, this guy did it to make some money.

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Re: Why do they do this?
« Reply #9 on: May 04, 2016, 03:38:14 pm »
Ouch that hurts just looking at it.
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Offline bjrogg

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Re: Why do they do this?
« Reply #10 on: May 04, 2016, 03:45:06 pm »
I'm just looking on my phone wondering why somebody at the archery range doesn't tell him but it almost looks like the rest of those bows are strung backwards to. Hard to tell on my phone are they?
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Offline DC

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Re: Why do they do this?
« Reply #11 on: May 04, 2016, 03:46:11 pm »
Glass bows don't move like that.

I wasn't even thinking about glass, my bad :)

Offline le0n

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Re: Why do they do this?
« Reply #12 on: May 04, 2016, 04:06:50 pm »
I'm just looking on my phone wondering why somebody at the archery range doesn't tell him but it almost looks like the rest of those bows are strung backwards to. Hard to tell on my phone are they?

yep. they were all wrong.

there are some great quotes on the article: http://www.westernmorningnews.co.uk/Addictive-modern-archery-puts-excitement-sport/story-19292552-detail/story.html
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Re: Why do they do this?
« Reply #13 on: May 04, 2016, 04:11:50 pm »
Well surely everybody can't be wrong must be us😜
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Re: Why do they do this?
« Reply #14 on: May 04, 2016, 04:51:55 pm »
I'll string a twisted recurve like that for a few months when they have a twist in the limb. Most of the time the twist will come out if you do. And I love people that string their bows to shoot that way. I usually get to buy them cheap when they think they have a piece of crap.
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