Limb torque resistance is a desirable feature of any recurve limb as it resists the effect of the archer’s release on the arrow’s paradox enhancing accuracy from varying release techniques.
In any bow design, stability and speed are both highly prized however the constrains on design, usually these elements oppose each other. In all Border limbs we have dedicated layers within all of the recurve limbs that are designed to enhance stability and torque resistance. This enables designs that are both fast and stable. However even with these high levels of design sophistication the underlying trend on stability that being stability is substituted for speed still prevail. How mush torque stability is needed?
Lets look at a target bows with it’s external stabilising system. The archer’s release can have a mild influence or a dramatic influence. The external stabilisation allows the bow to absorb a greater variation in release with the stabilisers holding the bow minimising bow torque. These twisting forces are transferred to the limbs and hence the need for torque stiff limbs to minimise this effect on paradox giving significantly enhance accuracy. Border’s range of TX limbs have high speed levels and very high levels of torque stability taking maximum advantage!
When shooting bare bow the demands on the archers technique is greater as there are no external stabilizing influences. A release that would be moderately okay on a target bow would produce bow torque on a bare bow giving disastrous effects. In a barebow one devoid of external stabilisers limb torque stiffness is vital but not needed to the same degree as in a stabilised bow. Some of the potential stability can now be used and converted into speed. Our HEX range of limbs offer very high levels of speed and high levels of torque stability. Archers with moderately good release technique can take advantage of the added speed from these limbs when used with stabilising systems. Choice now puts the archer in control of equipment decisions.
