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Post by Boudreaux on May 11, 2009 7:27:37 GMT -5
.....what is the difference between a recurve and a longbow?
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Post by dutchman on May 11, 2009 9:07:57 GMT -5
There's a ton of difference.
Risers are first. Most recurves are center shot, which means a deep cut has been made toward the center of the riser. This gives a good sight picture on the deep arrow shelf. Longbows are usually not cut as deeply. This affects arrow flight as the arrow must clear the riser as it comes off the string and the bows that are more "center shot" will allow this with a minimum of what's known as archer's paradox (arrow flexes its was arounf the riser). A bow that is more center shot will allow the use of a stiffer arrow shaft given the draw weight.
Limb design is another difference. Most long bows are straight when unstrung. Recurves have the tips arching away from the shooter. This provides for more energy transfer from limbs to the arrow. I have a 45# longbow and a 45# recurve. Care to guess which will sling the same arrow toward the target faster? The recuvre. It is a flatter shooter due to the speed.
Recurves can be made much shroter due to the limb design. They can therefore be used in tighter quarters. However, if you have ape arms like I do, you will be constrained by your draw length. I tend to stress short bows way too much.
That's the quick and dirty answer.
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