Still, with the handle behind the limb butts, reflexed designs are much easier to torque and are much more demanding of good form than deflex riser bows.

Get a reflexed bow with 80% letoff and a deflex riser bow with 65% letoff. Draw each one and intentionally twist the handle back and forth. You'll immediately see what I'm talking about. It's nearly impossible to torque the deflex riser while you have to be careful not to twist the reflex riser bow so much the string pops out of the cams' tracks.

My form isn't perfect, so I prefer the deflex riser... even at the cost of some arrow speed. Even that though... A deflex riser bow with a brace of 8" vs a parallel limb reflex riser bow with a brace of 8". Exactly the same power stroke. All other things being equal, they should have exactly the same speed.

Deflex riser bows deserve to be in much more demand than they are. Especially so with the average bowhunter who can't - or won't - practice his shooting as much as he should.