Cocking ropes???

xbowhunter · Post by **xbowhunter** » Wed Jun 13, 2007 4:43 pm

Just curious...will I have a problem cocking my Phoenix with the cocking ropes? I'm not a big guy by any means, 5'8/150 lbs. Before I purchased the Phoenix I tested out my bad shoulder by pulling up (as you would to cock a crossbow) on my 42 lb compound bow. No problems. If the cocking rope cuts the draw weight in half is it safe to say that each arm would be pulling about that much weight(42 lbs)?

the elf · Post by **the elf** » Wed Jun 13, 2007 5:35 pm

If I remember correctly----at one time BILL T. described a method to cock using only 1 arm-----I believe that he was showing a 1 armed man how to do it . Of course as I get older my memory is not as good as it once was.

xbowking · Post by **xbowking** » Wed Jun 13, 2007 7:27 pm

also the cocking rope can be used to uncock your bow also and it is very very easy, you hook the cocking hooks on when cocked and pull all the rope to one side and hold the rope tight with one arm and pull the trigger and slowly let the string down it is so easy ,and please make sure you have the arrow OUT befor doing the uncocking.

kycooner · Post by **kycooner** » Wed Jun 13, 2007 8:05 pm

man do i feel like a dummy,finally got the videos to work ,watch the one on cocking with the rope easiet thing i've ever done,got a crankaroo coming tomorrow and now i'll never use it

xbowhunter · Post by **xbowhunter** » Wed Jun 13, 2007 8:58 pm

I got the ropes instead of the Crankaroo for two reasons. One was the price and the other was the time involved in using cranking devices.