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    • Michael Branson
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        My first bow I bought from this old collector of things back when I didn’t know a thing about bows. Its an old Ben Person Osage with a plastic backing. it had been stored for decades with it strung and sitting up in the rafters, naturally that left the lasting effect of it staying bent even once the string was off. This sucker had string slap up past my watch! Regardless of its short comings I still managed to shoot nearly decent up to around 12 yards and developed an affection for it. As the years rolled on I moved on to better and less painful bows, however a first bow is a lot like a first love and I would like to see this bow shoot again.

        Does anyone know a way to refab a bow that locked in a permanent deflex? Refinishing and placing a new backing are no issue so if those come off it’s no laminate off my back.

      • rgrist
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          You might try increasing the brace height a bit to eliminate the wrist slap, as the string has probably stretched over the years. I don’t think trying to correct the deflex on an older bow would be a good idea and certainly not from a cost perspective. Some people prefer a bow with a bit of string follow anyway.

          • Michael Branson
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              One of the nocks also broke in travel day so I’ve got to give it some work anyhow. I’ve played with the brace height and I keep it high, thats usually what works best for me.

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