ILF Limbs and Riser - how do they work?

[Gil Verwey]

I just bought a used Hoyt Excl riser with a couple of pairs of limbs for my wife. I never had a ILF bow before. Do you just stick the limbs on the riser and string it or do you have to tighten stuff down?

Thanks
Gil

[wingnut]

Gil,

Stick the limbs in and tighten down, then turn out two turns.

String the bow, set the brace height, set the tiller, set the nock point and start shooting.

Mike

[David Mitchell]

And after that you can just slip them right out by backing them out and lifting out of the little button do-hickey (the scentific term, you know)      No need to tighten and loosen again each time unless you want to change the weight or tiller a bit.

[Gil Verwey]

Thanks. The limbs felt so loose without the bow strung I thought I may have missed something.

[David Mitchell]

Nope, that's the way they feel when unstrung--real floppy. Only thing I didn't like about ILF rigs.  Because of that floppy looseness you have to be sure every time you string it that the limbs are properly seated in the sockets.

[screamin]

You can get rid of the slop if you use limb bushings that fit the riser.

[Paul WA]

Use the set screws in the riser once you have the limbs where you want them...PR

[Gil Verwey]

Thanks again guys. I bought a inexpensive riser and two sets of limbs cheap. One set was a carbon foam set at 40# the other wood core. Boy the foam limbs are smooth and they appear very fast for the weight. I bought the carbon for $150 and the lighter wood core for $50. The riser was Hoyt Excel for $100. Both sets of limbs are Hoyt also. The riser and limbs seem like very good quality. Is ILF equipment generally this inexpensive? I see other ILF equipment for sale very reasonable too. I am a longbow shooter but my wife shoots a recurve. I was pleasantly surprised with the quality, performance and price of this equipment.  

Thanks again
Gil

[wingnut]

Gil,

You are at the entry level of ILF equipment.  The prices can go up pretty high with the quality of the equipment.

ILF is a great system for being able to use different stuff together.

Mike