Recurve shooters

[Bandman72]

I'm fairly confident I can string a recurve without a stringer without incident, but I choose to use a stringer to avoid problems as mentioned above.

[Ronnie]

step through method for 50 yrs on a Bear Tigercat and 47 on a Wing Chaparral very often with out any problem. Maybe tomorrow.

[Kossetx]

depends on the bow for me.

[Jon Stewart]

Been using the step thru method for 60 years and have never had a problem or damaged a bow.

[DRT]

In scouts we teach the stringer method and the step through but the stringer method is recommended. However they don't treat their bows well and many have twisted limbs.

[Felix40]

If you use the push/pull method, and the limb slips out of your hand, that curved tip is headed right for your face!

Bisch

The push-pull method didn't occur to me. I would never use that on a recurve or a longbow for that matter. The step through is just too effective not to use.