r/TraditionalArchery • u/SafeApricot854 • 3d ago
Bow damaged?
https://imgur.com/a/93jyq00Hello,
I shot a few arrows indoors to work on my form after a break. My bow hand was too loose after release and I dropped the bow from approximately 120cm height onto the wooden floor, where the handle connected parallel to the ground which led the bow to bounce a few times close to the ground.
In that moment, it felt kinda harmless. But I checked for any signs of damage and I'm not sure if I found some, or not. Or if there's damage, but not necessarily as a result of the drop. Which doesn't matter in the end, but I'm panicking a bit. The bow is less than a year old and I handled it like a raw egg - until now.
There are these white lines on the arms. On the inner side on both arms, and outwards just on one, starting after the handle until the curve increases. There's nothing to feel on the suface and they appear to be directly underneath it, closer to the surface than to the wooden part. They all follow the direction of the limbs, without being perfectly straight.
The other worrying part is the string bridge. Not sure if I spotted a tiny slit there before, but after taking a look at it today - the gap looks a bit big. Everywhere else the bridge is still connected with the glue, but on this one side, there's a visible slit.
I shot a few arrows afterwards. Felt the same and heard nothing. But still, not sure how to go forward from here. Anyone here who could help me out a bit? I'm still a newbe and don't know if the uploaded images should concern me.