Compound Bow Accident

This is what NOT to do with your compound bow. String derailments account for many of the incidents where bow owner's mistakenly claim their bows "blew up." Novice archers are often unable to differentiate between a string derailment (user error) and a bow which has actually failed (broken limb, broken cam, etc.). Many new archers are simply unaware that poor shooting form and improper handling of a compound bow can lead to dangerous string derailments.

It's also worth noting that user-induced string derailments often generate collateral damage to other bow components, specifically the string, cable rods & slides, and roller guards in particular. Unfortunately, this all happens in the blink of an eye. So many enthusiasts try to do their own home-analysis, and get it exactly backwards by assuming the broken roller guard, for example, caused the derailment ... when the opposite is actually true.

As you might imagine, this causes trouble when it comes time to decide what is warranty and what is user error. So we say ... JUST SAY NO! NO drawing ANY bow without an arrow. NO drawing short-axle high-performance bows with your fingers. And NO torquing of the string or grip at any point in the draw cycle!

If you're going to drop a grand on a great new bow, spend 5 minutes with this video and learn to grip and handle your compond bow properly ... so you can spend more time enjoying your bow and less time at the repair shop.

Good Shooting! Thanks for watching!



String derailments

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[aoxilus]

I would say bad bow design!!! correct the design!

[boomerblue]

@aoxilus Funny you said that. You're almost correct. Bow manufacturers could build ultra-robust bows, with thick deep-grooved cams, heavy-duty hardware, super strong 30 strand strings, and bullet-proof limbs. But nobody would buy this bow ... because it would shoot 225 fps and weigh 7 lbs. Customers want their compound bows to be light and fast, so that's what they get. With great power comes great responsibility ... or something like that. 

[ColousoftheRainbow]

4:29  poor grammer

[boomerblue]

@ColousoftheRainbow Did you mean poor grammar?

[ctex20111984]

There was one false statement in that video not EVERY brand will derail. The Oneida series bows use a mechanical compound and do not have cams.

[boomerblue]

@ctex20111984 Good point. Got me on that one.

[boardgamenerd]

You don't have this problem with wooden longbows, recurves, and reflex-deflex longbows. :)

[Tskimmo]

you just need to get rid of those training wheels and try a bear grizzly

[smarttpantz]

im thinking of getting a PSE rally, i am a beginner and was wondering if that was a good bow

[SwoopdySwoop]

i had a Barnett Predator cross bow explode in my face do to a non seated arrow....smacked the shit out of my face and the popped an ear drum do to the strings exploding but i had a pretty sweet line across my face for a week

[PoisonAries9119]

he used 4 fingers to draw and release i use 2

[evoralliart1020]

the lever was broken

[evoralliart1020]

id rather a traditional than a dumb compound bow

[Twisted86]

@boomerblue

Id rather have a bow that I could trust than a light bow. I carry a 80 pound pack when I go camping/hunting so whats 7 more pounds haha. Mind you I leave the pack at camp when I hunt :P

[reesesrules2169]

@blorchdude4 arrow or not as long as you dont do what the guy in the vid did youll be fine just dont dry fire it

[reesesrules2169]

@fatlizzard19 you can change a bow string yourself by hand but its pretty hard to do. people might tell you its impossible but i just did it 30 min ago hardyharhar

[reesesrules2169]

@CogInAVice in pa for deer i believe its 35 minimum but i agree work out and get a recurve. stop letting the bow do all the work people!!! if you need to replace your compound bow string but dont wanna by a bow press bring it to me ill show u how to do it by hand.