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Here is a simple way to identify recurve bows: when they are unstrung, their tips curve away from the user. Recurve bows are the best bows for bowhunters in tight situations because they are smaller and more compact. Bigger bows are too unwieldy trekking through the woods. Because they are so curvy, recurve bows can store more energy, but this curving also puts more strain on the bow itself. Because of this, these bows are not as quiet as other bows. While their more compact size may be good for hunters, the average recurve can be noisy. Recurve bows are used in a lot of tournaments, including the Olympics. In fact, recurve bows and compound bows are the only bows allowed in the Olympics. The limbs of recurve bows are made out of composite materials, such as fiberglass, carbon, or wood that surrounds a carbon foam or wood core. Wood, aluminum or magnesium alloy, carbon fibre, or aluminum with carbon fibre are used for the riser. There are many companies that sell quality recurve bows. Hoyt Archery and Mathews Archery have some of the best recurve bows. Hoyt Archery divides their recurve bows into two categories: hunting recurve bows and competition recurve bows. Their GameMaster II recurve bows have a brace height of seven to eight inches, with the riser length being 21 inches. The length is 62 inches, with a weight of just under three pounds. The Hoyt Dorado recurve bows have the same brace height - between seven to eight inches, with the riser length being nineteen inches. The total length is 60 inches, with a weight of 2.5 pounds. The Hoyt competition Nexus recurve bows are technologically advanced to be stable, reliable, and very comfortable. The Nexus comes in two lengths - 23 inches or 25 inches. Their weight is 2.85, with a riser style of Hoyt Flex-Tuned Deflex Geometry. The Hoyt competition Helix recurve bows are 25 inches long and weigh almost three pounds. The riser style is Hoyt Flex-Tuned TEC Deflex Geometry. The Helix is perfectly balanced and diminishes most of the vibration and noise that many recurve bows have. Mathews Archery has recurve bows. Their Heritage Eagles recurve bows are the fastest the company offers. This is a very strong bow, offering stability and beauty. It's about 62 inches long, and has a draw weight from 35 pounds to 75 pounds; they also offer customized draw weights and lengths. If you are looking to purchase recurve bows, I suggest looking on eBay. There you’ll find many different sizes and styles of recurve bows, used for either hunting or competition. In addition to the wide variety of recurve bows that eBay has, you’ll also find great savings. Just put “recurve bows” into eBay’s search, and you are sure to find what you are looking for, and at a bargain to boot! |
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Recurve Bows
