Does a “dry release” actually hurt your bow? If so, why?
In: Physics
When you release a bow you are releasing all the potential energy you have given it by drawing it back. Normally most of this force is applied to the arrow, to propel it forward. That force is still being released even without an arrow, but if there isn’t an arrow to take it then it the force goes into the bow. Do this a lot of times and the bow breaks because it can’t withstand the pounding.
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