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Butch Speer:
What are the pros and cons. Just curios. Thanks.

mmattockx:
My $0.02:

Stiff Handle Pros
Can make whatever grip shape you prefer and find comfortable
Positively locates your bow hand for consistency
Allows a significant shelf to shoot off of for consistency

Stiff Handle Cons
Reduces working limb length for any given bow length
Some people don't like the looks

Bendy Handle Pros
Maximizes working limb length
Lighter overall bow weight
Many people think it looks better

Bendy Handle Cons
One grip shape regardless of what you like
Less positive location of bow hand
Less positive location of arrow rest (though a small rest is possible)

I am sure there will be many others added to these lists.


Mark

Aksel:
Iīd say thereīs a third option and thatīs a grip section like many primitive bows of the past typically had. A slight thickening of a slightly bendy grip allows you to :

narrow the grip for the arrow to pass at the same time is it more comfortable to hold than an ELB.

It allows you to keep the bow short with flat wide limbs that start bending more just outside the thickening of the stiffer (but still working) grip-middle section.

I guess technically it is a bendy handle bow but with advantages of a flatbow.

In addition to the above, I had a discussion about this with Paul Comstock and he pointed out, as an idea, that a bendy handle bow has an inbuilt durability mechanism where the whole arc can compensate for stress but on a stiff handled bow each limb is put on individual strain and I think that makes a lot of sense.

bradsmith2010:
I think they both are great bows,,

Del the cat:

--- Quote from: Aksel on July 07, 2022, 02:29:30 pm ---Iīd say thereīs a third option and thatīs a grip section like many primitive bows of the past typically had. A slight thickening of a slightly bendy grip allows you to :

narrow the grip for the arrow to pass at the same time is it more comfortable to hold than an ELB.

It allows you to keep the bow short with flat wide limbs that start bending more just outside the thickening of the stiffer (but still working) grip-middle section.

I guess technically it is a bendy handle bow but with advantages of a flatbow.

In addition to the above, I had a discussion about this with Paul Comstock and he pointed out, as an idea, that a bendy handle bow has an inbuilt durability mechanism where the whole arc can compensate for stress but on a stiff handled bow each limb is put on individual strain and I think that makes a lot of sense.

--- End quote ---
+1
Del
(btw, I reckon all handles flex to some degree, so it's really a matter of how much.)

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