I can't say I had a split limb snap, had a pair of Hoyt's that wore them, but I never abused them either. I did have a limb blow apart on a solid limb bow I had back in 1996. I won't mention the brand since that didn't have much to do with it. I shot that particular bow on the 3D circut and pushed the arrow weight low to milk as much fps as I could get. The upper limb gave up about 3/4 of the way through the season. I was at full draw and heard a strange creaking sound. I was using a Stan release and just came off my anchor to let the bow down when the limb went. It was over in a split second. My only injury was a cut along the right cheek, caused by the nock sets. The bow went all over the place... upper limb in two... most parts out front about 10 yards... string and cables a mess, the arrow rest bent down and a Easton ACC broken on the ground. Not a good experience to say the least, but it could have been worse. I imagine that pushing a split limb bow for any time frame could end with similar results. I was shooting mine slightly below 5 grains per pound so there is noone to blame but me.