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Main Boards => PowWow => Topic started by: GMMAT on April 21, 2009, 11:29:00 AM
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I have a custom T/D 'Curve on order.....and I also really enjoy shooting my LB.
I've recently thought about having my bowyer make me a set of LB limbs for the riser (if I love the riser config). I'd likely get the LB limbs in a heavier DW, just in case I ever go after (thinking strongly about it in '10) NA "BIG" (elk) game.
My question is.....is it a PITA to switch back and forth between LB and 'curve.....or am I overthinking it? How would you assure your strings remained twisted in the exact same manner, if you switched limbs? I supose you could not worry about it and check the BH, but I'm a newbie at all of this.....and don't rightfully know.
I appreciate your insights.
Sincerely,
Jeff
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I have a Crow Creek with L/B and Recurve limbs. Not a problem changing them and I just check brace height when I swap them. I have seperate strings for each set of limbs.
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I don't think you'll have a problem at all since your using the same riser. The problems swithing usually come with the different style grips. IE. switching from curve grip to a straight longbow grip.
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I think the recurve LB distinction is the least significant of of the variable you will encounter switching between bows.
The most signifigant changes seem to bother some people and not others.
The velocity of the arrow, stacking, the shape of the handle and the string angle at your fingers are what I think you might notice and those elements vary a lot from bow to bow with in their classes.
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I'm not sure why you'd bother and I am not being flip. If you are a hunter who wants a quieter bow then the longbow limbs might serve you well in that regard. That bow with the recurve riser would be a hybrid and would have the avantage among others of not having to master another grip style which is fine. My own experience has been however, that if I really want to capture that "longbow experience" then I have to shoot one of my longbows and not one of my hybrids or recurves. As one wag put it: "Hybrids are for people who want to shoot a longbow without having to actually shoot a longbow!" :) They all have their own unique feel. In any case, you would likely need a different brace height and/or even a different nocking point with each set of limbs, and even posssibly different arrows though not likely if the limbs are just a tad different (some of the heavily R/D "longbow" limbs are nearly identical to their recurve version) as the riser would be cut the same. The string length may be different as well.
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Switching limbs on the same riser is no problem, just use a separate string for each set of limbs. Assuming the limbs aren't drastically different lengths. I had a Morrison Shawnee and switched back and forth between LB and recurve a lot.
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I'd likely have the recurve at 60" and the LB at 64".
Why I'd "bother" is.....I'm wondering if I would be more accurate (than with a lighter overall weight LB) with the LB half....if I'd gotten used to the riser, shooting the recurve half.
If I could shoot the heavier weighted LB, better.....what's not to like?
I'll need a heavier #-age bow (than what I have or have coming) to hunt elk. If I can take care of that AND shoot it off the same riser, I'm only asking if it's a PITA to switch back and forth.
The other option is to order heavier recurve limbs and continue to shoot the longbow I'd have.
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OK, sorry, I think that I misunderstood the Interesting question. I definitely think that if you want to quickly switch, then you've removed at least one important variable then by shooting the same riser. You'd need to change nocking points, brace ht. etc. as stated.
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I have a Dryad Orion with both longbow and recurve limbs. I love it. It's the best of both worlds. I can switch from longbow to recurve without any problem. Mike set it up with a string for each set of limbs. All I needed to do was set it up for me and my arrows.