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Traditional: Recurve & Reflex

The ever so popular recurve! This bow gets its name from the ends of its limbs being curved away from the archer, letting the string touch the limb (the length of string that touches varies). The limbs are also flat:

This particular recurve has a riser that's cut into, so that the arrow stays in line with the string.

Recurves are a bit shorter than longbows, with just as much power. The curved limbs have more tension when strung, so they don't need as long of limbs.

Reflex

The recurve is often confused with the reflex bow. When unstrung, a recurve bow has a slight curve toward the archer, with the ends curving away:

A reflexed bow's entire limbs will be curving away from the archer when unstrung! This creates its unique C-shape:

The degree of this C-shape varies as well:

Reflex bows allow you to have a lot of power in a shorter bow, but it is also dangerous! The more reflex a bow has, the more power that comes back at you if it happens to slip when being strung. Please be careful!

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