Always Use a Bow Stringer

Safety is the first thing that you should follow in archery. A bow Stringer is one of the safety gears for archery. A bow stringer is a very simple tool that allows you to safely put your bowstring onto your recurve bow. 

I think one of the most overlooked archery accessories is the bow stringer. I don’t know, maybe people are just thinking that they don’t need one when they are restringing their archery or hunting bow. I cannot describe to you how beneficial these inexpensive and little accessories are. In this article, I will describe the reason why you should always use a bow stringer.

Using a Bow Stringer

A bow stringer is a gear that is worth buying. In the following post, you will find why it is important to use a bow stringer always:

The Push-Pull Method and the Step-Through Method Are Bad for Your Bow And You!

Though it may not happen every time you try them, the step-through and push-pull method can twist the limbs of your bow, and cause permanent damage to it. It can also put uneven pressure on the limbs, and that can cause permanent damage. Even if you don't find any damage after using these methods once or twice, imagine the damage you'll do to your bow after you've used it for a few months or years. It can be huge and irreversible.

So, there is enough reason for most people to use a bow stringer. When you've spent a lot of money on your bow, you should do everything you can to take care of it.

The real reason why it’s necessary to avoid these techniques is, though, there is no damage to the equipment it can do damage to yourself!

If you are using the step-through and push-pull methods, you're not in full control of your bow, and the bow can slip. It can spring up due to the bend and the potential energy you've put into it, and hit you in the head or stab you in the eye. And, because these bows are so powerful, they can hit you in the head or stab you in the eye with great force.

Don't believe me? Check the internet for some references. You will find many photos, and they are not pretty. Things that you may see is, guys who skipped using a bow stringer and got popped in the eye with their bows, and now they've got some really very bad purple swelling over their eyeballs. If your stomach turns easily, that’s not my fault at all.

My point is simple, people do get hurt, and you need to be careful, and you must use a bow stringer without neglecting the fact and start using it immediately. 

The Stringers That Come With Your Bow Are Usually Garbage

I am really surprised by one fact that even when you buy a really good, really expensive bow, the manufacturer will deliver it to you with a really crappy, really lousy bow stringer. It’s completely useless. Most of the stringers I've seen with bows look absolutely flimsy, and I've never used one of them. So, you may ask why do the manufacturers send them in the first place?

It took me a while to figure out the fact, maybe it's because of the warranty states that says, you must use a bow stringer to string the bow, and if you do not use a bow stringer, you won't be able to get a refund or replacement for a damaged product.

It would be a great matter if bow makers included fantastic bow stringers, but in my experience, they never do it. Luckily, you can buy a bow stringer for very little. You can find a lot of bow stringers in the market and also online that will be very beneficial for you.

To Those Who Think I'm Being Needlessly Careful​

Yeah, you may be right that I am a little extra careful. And certainly, I am. For the bows with lower draw weight, you can sometimes get away with using the push-pull method or the step-through method but the higher the weight of your bow, the more difficult and dangerous those methods can become. I am stating this from my personal opinion. 

At the end of the day, I'm writing about archery safety and I want people to be as safe as possible on the shooting ranges. If you have a safety precaution to use, why not use it? I would suggest you all to take all kind of safety precautions also.

It will only take 30 seconds to use a bowstring, and it's a good habit to get into.

Conclusion 

Safety is the thing with which you should never compromise. Using a bowstring will only take a few seconds of your life. If you ignore this, the bow can take away your priceless parts of your body and you can get blind permanently. So, never hesitate and always use a bow stringer. Stay safe always.