limb tips

[hickorystyk]

Do certain tip shapes give the bow/limbs more speed or make them smoother?  If so what are some of the guidelines?

[Pat B]

Recurved tips add zip to the bow and soften the recoil. Narrow tips reduce tip weight which adds speed and lessons hand shock.

[DeployableBowyer]

The angle that you cut the string grooves also plays a part. When the bow is strung you want the loops of the string to be in a straight line with the rest of the string if possible.

[AkBillyBow]

I have always heard that more material past the string groves is just more weight that needs to be moved.  I usually keep mine fairly small, yet functional and attractive.  If they are too small, I always worry about the string slipping off.  I try not to keep them too long, but I always build up the thickness with horn or wood.  This is somewhat for protection but also to keep the string where I want it.

AkBillyBow