I thought of putting this info down in the "laying off" thread, but this isn't exactly that. Well, it's laying off of being under tension for my recurve. It's laminated, with a fiberglass strip down the middle and wood on the outsides. Now, when I make my long bow, I'll un-string it after every shoot. But these laminated ones, I don't think it hurts them to leave them strung for a year.
We leave our compounds always strung, for obvious reasons. Recurves, not much info out there in internet land. One thread below has a guy who does what I do: he shoots a couple times a week, and he hasn't unstrung his bow. Others say unstring it after every shoot. I don't think they shoot as often as I do. I think my strategy of once a year and shoot it two or three times a week is a compromise.
http://www.archerytalk.com/vb/showthread.php?t=506617
As it looks over the maybe thirteen years I've had this recurve, that I un string it at least once a year. I haven't written about it yet. So, here it is.
CDFingers
Un-stringing the Bow from time to time
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