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Does recurving a self-bow help with performance?

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Selfbowman:
Can’t  remember but I think so. The Boo backed comes off the caul. But sometimes I will tweek the selfbows to my desire. The heat treat happened while forming the bow on the caul. I sometimes go back and heat treat the blank at brace. I should keep better records as I remember less with age.🤠

Badger:
     I think without question recurves have a higher potential when looking at top-performing bows. But in real life examples more often than not recurves add stress to the bow and that creates more set and they end up at about the same speed as an R/D bow. When I was first starting out I would often recurve bows that lost too much reflex or took a bit of set. I never gained anything from it and usually lost. A recurve has to be designed as a recurve from the start for better results.

Pappy:
Not sure about performance but it does make the smoother to shoot with less stack at least it does for me. ;)
Pappy

BowEd:
Putting enough width on the inner limbs to handle it is the key far as I'm concerned.Holding reflex over the long haul takes a lot of practice.
The outer limbs don't don't need the width as they don't carry the load as much at full draw.
For flat bows the width opens the arrow pass channel to being more center shot.
Can't explain it any better than that.
Pushing the envelope on bows is when you find out the differences between woods and the differences within it's own species.
It's been said before many times.While tillering listening to the wood.
Of course it's not always a success,but making the same thing over and over does not teach you more either.
When attempting these adventures a certain amount of self initiative is needed.You can't be afraid to fail.

ssrhythm:

--- Quote from: WhistlingBadger on November 18, 2022, 04:36:49 pm ---My understanding is that the main point of static curves is to reduce string pinch on a shorter bow, thus making it more forgiving.  Correct?

--- End quote ---

It will reduce nock pinch some, but the most impactful result is that the string angle will be lower at any given draw length, so the stack will be significantly reduced…yes, allowing for shorter bows not stacking like mad.  And if the mass necessary to keep the curves static does not reduce speed as much as the speed gained by the tips being forward, then “performance” would be enhanced…if by performance, you mean speed.

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