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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: wvbowhntr on May 13, 2011, 05:42:48 pm

Title: BROKE!!
Post by: wvbowhntr on May 13, 2011, 05:42:48 pm

 the first bow i ever made and had shot hundreds of times broke yesterday.  i had given it to my son we were out shooting to practice for a shoot tomorrow and when he pulled it back there was a loud pop and it cracker all the way down the lowere limb. i made it over 2 years ago.

Title: Re: BROKE!!
Post by: PEARL DRUMS on May 13, 2011, 05:54:52 pm

Bummer! What type of wood was made from?

Title: Re: BROKE!!
Post by: Stonepoint on May 14, 2011, 12:10:23 am

Man  that sucks

Title: Re: BROKE!!
Post by: Del the cat on May 14, 2011, 04:50:47 am

I hope it didn't put your son off shooting...
Del

Title: Re: BROKE!!
Post by: ricktrojanowski on May 14, 2011, 08:28:20 am

Sorry to hear that.  Is it the first time your son has shot that bow.  Any chance he has a longer draw? 

Title: Re: BROKE!!
Post by: wvbowhntr on May 14, 2011, 09:26:07 pm

He had shot it many times.  It was red oak.