Anyone tried static and still prefer working recurve limbs

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Originally posted by Brianlocal3:
I  am a long bowman so please besr with me.  Do static recurves have narrower limbs and deeper cores than a standard recurve? I understand the power wedge application and the non-working part of a static, but OTHER than that, do they differ from a regular recurve much? There was a fantastic straight grip static recurve for sale a while back I wanted to pick up and the tips looked about 1/2" wide and te limbs were narrow.

Can you twist the tips around as much on a static as a standard? I'm looking for a little static 101 class, I feel myself and others could benefit from those who know?

Typically a static tip recurve needs a bit more width profile  to keep the limbs stable and not have any limb twist or tracking issues.....Now I've seen narrow width deep core static tips that were stable in higher draw weights......  but typically you rarely see a recurve limb, static or working recurve less than 1.5" in width in the working portion of the limb.

There are a lot of factors the determine a limbs stability. The type of materials used in the limbs dictates how far you can push each design. sometimes bias weave carbon can take a really squirrely bow and stiffen it up nicely without seeing a lot of difference in speed.

a big one is draw weight.... you can build a really nice rock solid stable limb bow that weighs in at 50@28", and have the same identical bow in 40 pounds seem floppy or vertically unstable.... but they still shoot excellent if they are balanced out well....

[Brianlocal3]

Thanks Kirk

[Brock]

Originally posted by Sixby:
Ron, The first time I pulled a static I could tell a lot of difference between it and a working recurve. This is not just hype it shows in the draw force curve and performance of the bows. Mechanical advantage in leverage and string angle is why.

God bless, Steve

Sixby,

I drew one once years ago and could not tell difference and if was not told would never have known...maybe it was not well designed.  maybe one day I will be somewhere that you or another is at to do a good side by side comparison of one of my recurves and then a nicely built static tip.

[Gator1]

I find my static longbow quiet, without having to pad the string at the contact point.  That is the biggest reason I prefer my XR Static Tip Recurve... Darn near as quiet as my mild R/D longbow..

[Shawn Leonard]

I have to totally disagree with Brock, a well designed static draws like no other. I would bet a lot of people could tell the difference. Shawn

[Yellow Dog]

Originally posted by Gator1:
I find my static longbow quiet, without having to pad the string at the contact point.  That is the biggest reason I prefer my XR Static Tip Recurve... Darn near as quiet as my mild R/D longbow..

Yup, what Mitch said!

[JDunlap]

The "let off" on my rer xr is definitely noticeable. Once I go past about 28 1/4" it smooths out real nice!

[Brock]

Just saying...I would like to have say a longbow or selfbow shooter....be blindfolded and not told which bow is which out of 3-4 bows....1 being static and rest being various makes of working tip...and then have them identify which is different.

if it is THAT DIFFERENT in feel to the unknowing shooter then should be easy for him to pick the static versus the other three working limbs.

I only doubt as the one instance I shot I could not tell a difference....doesnt mean I am wrong...just that with the model I shot I could not tell a difference.