RE: brace height, riser or ATA
A deflex riser bow will have a higher brace height than a reflex riser bow which generally means it is a more forgiving bow. A reflex riser bow has a shorter brace height which usually translates into a higher performance bow and perhaps a bit less forgiving than a deflex riser bow.
True statementIF the two bows have differing brace heights, but only if. As per the example above it is naturally assumed that a deflex bow will have a deeper brace height than a reflex--- and normally they do, but the notion that a deflex riser is more forgiving is mythical when you compare apples to apples andboth bows have the same brace height and ATA and drawlength---as stated, the riser could be shaped like a banana and it would make no difference---it could have a 5" reflex for that matter but as long as it has the same brace, makes no difference.
Brace height andoverall ATA, along with cam design, are the controlling factors of forgiveness inany bow. Whenfactory techsspeak of "forgiving geometry" it is the common elements of these factors combined tothe most user-friendly configuration that they are talking about.