I just got back from a week of hunting and shooting with the new limbs. It was my first chance to give them any real extended test, as I sprayed the last coat on my prototype limbs (and the bow I shipped to Ryan) the day before I left. The bow Ryan is shooting is only the third set of limbs of this design that I have built (I dropped off the other bow with Jason Hairston from Kuiu to get some feedback from him and his dad). I was a little nervous taking a totally new, untested bow out on a hunt, but I was so impressed with how the first set of limbs shot that I decided it would be a great way to get acquainted with the new bow. I got a chance to do a lot of stump shooting on the trip, but was plagued with crunchy snow, so no good shot opportunities presented themselves. I'm super happy with the results, but still want to do some more experimenting. Steve and I were talking on the drive home and were wondering aloud, "well what if we did this or that and it increased performance--even slightly!?!" We are going to be playing around with some tweaks to the forms and checking results on the chrono to see what happens. Time consuming and expensive, but FUN! I will keep you posted as I work on finalizing the profile. I expect to be able to be shipping by the first of the year (maybe if I push it, Santa will have a few in his sleigh!)
Sixby:
The profile of the static tip is determined by the shape of the limb form. It is cranked over pretty hard, that--along with an internal reinforment--keeps the profile of the tip intact as more force is applied to it as the bow is drawn. A "working tip" recurve has a much gentler, more gradual curve to the tip. It will flex some, straigtening out a little and becomes an extension of the working part of the limb.
After I get the profile on this limb hammered out, I'm thinking about playing with a static tip limb design on my other recurve handle. I was digging through some of the limbs that Stalker's founder, Charlie had made and found a set of static limbs he had built. When I questioned him about them on Monday, he said the string was a little too mushy at brace (not enough preload)and he was getting too much vibration. The limbs were really wide. I think the lack of preload and the extra mass weight he had with the wide limbs were the culprits. I'll be finding out soon.....
Topic: STATIC TIP STALKER RECURVES? additional info pg. 4 (Read 3350 times)
