Temp and Bow Function

[paleoman]

#126069

Just curious…if you take your bow out of a nice ac cooled basement into the hot yard to shoot is there anything to be concerned about in function or affect on the bow itself? Hope you are all well and enjoying the start of summer!

[Raymond Coffman]

#126124

Paleoman

I only have a cooler system here in NM, so probably not close to the temp range you are wondering about (and low humidity ). I shot yesterday late afternoon. Temp inside was 72* outside 97* — I did not notice any change in how it shoots vs mornings where there is very little temp change.

Interesting question! I am going to observe more closely in the future any possible changes / adjustments required, especially in the more radical temp differences — as in heated house to below freezing.

Cyberscout

[grumpy]

#126611

I read somewhere in the Trad Boyers Bible (dammed if I know where – or even which vol.) that you should flex the bow a few times under extreme temps.

When you first go out the bow is at the house temp. Shouldn’t care what the air temp is. I would be more worried about once the bow gets heated up, or really cold. I’ll let you know what happens when the bow is really cold sometime in January.

Grumpy

[Stephen Graf]

#126616

If the bow in question is a self bow, then temperature is a factor.  The hotter it is, the worse the cast.

If the bow in question is a steel bow, then temperature is a factor.  The hotter it is, the better the cast.

If the bow in question is a wood/fiberglass laminate, then temperature is not much of a factor (assuming temp is not high enough to cause glue failure).  In such a bow, the fiberglass does most of the work and is not much affected by heat.

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