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Title: R/D vs D/R
Post by: macbow on December 07, 2016, 01:34:00 PM
On another post someone said the correct term is D/R.
For many years maybe 50 I have always heard it called Reflex/deflex.

What is the difference?
Title: Re: R/D vs D/R
Post by: monterey on December 07, 2016, 02:17:00 PM
Think it is a matter of which part of the bow you address first.  Maybe there is a standard for which to refer to first?.
Title: Re: R/D vs D/R
Post by: Pat B on December 07, 2016, 11:10:00 PM
It all depends on how you look at it...from the tips back into the limb or from the riser out thew limb. It is all semantics. Most R/D bows deflex from the handle and reflex somewhere in the working limb. To me that would be a D/R bow but it is commonly called a R/D bow.
Title: Re: R/D vs D/R
Post by: mikkekeswick on December 08, 2016, 02:57:00 AM
It is called that because the words flow a bit better. There is no difference at all. As Pat says it is all semantics  :)
Title: Re: R/D vs D/R
Post by: BenBow on December 08, 2016, 09:13:00 AM
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Originally posted by Pat B:
It all depends on how you look at it...from the tips back into the limb or from the riser out thew limb. It is all semantics. Most R/D bows deflex from the handle and reflex somewhere in the working limb. To me that would be a D/R bow but it is commonly called a R/D bow.
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Title: Re: R/D vs D/R
Post by: kenneth butler on December 10, 2016, 11:07:00 PM
If you don't look at it from the grip out, You would be describing a simple reflexed or deflexed bow backward. Then I guess you could call it string follow or reflexed. It is semantics I guess but it would be simple to all get on the same page. Just my thoughts.      Ken
Title: Re: R/D vs D/R
Post by: Crooked Stic on December 11, 2016, 08:07:00 AM
Hybrid    :)