Dumb Question

[gurn]

Ok I'm a longbow shooter so it never dawned on me until my boy started talking about how he would like to have a Bear take down recurve. I started wondering on my longbows I have always twisted the string to set the brace height. Then most times used a tip protector on the bottom limb for two reasons. One to protect the tip, and the other to keep the string twist in place when unstrung. When I go back to restring the bow, the number of twist can not change.
What is the deal with a take down? Do you have to recheck and adjust your brace height every time you dis, and reassemble by re twisting the string?
Ok folks I did say it was a dumb question.

 

[John Cooper]

Gurn,
I never take my take-down down.......LOL......but if i do then yes i would just re-twist my string to my brace height......LOL......very rarely do i ever unstring my bow's because most of them are shot every week. I always make a mental note (and a written one...LOL) of what my brace height is for each bow that way i can always go back to it easily

 

[ChrisSpikes]

If you take your string completely off your bow, any bow, you can join the loops with a twist-tie(like on a loaf of bread). When you put it back on, the brace height will be the same.

 

[stick-n-string]

Gurn, there are no dumb questions!
At least here we won't give you a hard time about it!

 

[gurn]

Thanks folks. Chris thats a good idea.

 

[Bubbaforsure]

If you take your string completely off your bow, any bow, you can join the loops with a twist-tie(like on a loaf of bread). When you put it back on, the brace height will be the same.

Gurnie....I do this all the time. Works like a champ!

 

[Barry Duggan]

Or, you can put one loop half way thru the other, then push the outside loop thru the inside loop and pull it. Kinda locks them together, and yes I can be more vague, if you would like.

 

[gurn]

I think I understand.