Sounds like your bow is ok. Dry fires can ruin a bow but it is common for modern laminated bows to survive a dry fire. One winter I was shooting one of my Robertson longbows and had two dry fires in the span of a few shots. It was below 0 and the nocks broke, but the bow is fine.

Last summer at the NALS I loaned a Northwind longbow to a recurve shooting friend for the shoot and he had a dry fire because of a broken nock, the bow is fine.

Often if delamination is occuring the sound or pitch of the bow when shot will change. If you hear a change in pitch or a vibration check it carefully.

What Chad says. The man absolutely knows his stuff … except that you should never let anyone else shoot any bow you intend to keep and use! I equate it to “loaning out your wife” but perhaps that’s too extreme. 😉

Treetopflier wrote: What Chad says. The man absolutely knows his stuff … except that you should never let anyone else shoot any bow you intend to keep and use! I equate it to “loaning out your wife” but perhaps that’s too extreme. 😉

Yup.. I concur on all counts as well.

Treetopflier wrote: What Chad says. The man absolutely knows his stuff … except that you should never let anyone else shoot any bow you intend to keep and use! I equate it to “loaning out your wife” but perhaps that’s too extreme. 😉

I agree, never loan your bow.. 😛