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Reflexed and Deflexed Risers.

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Old 12-29-2007 | 07:07 PM
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What the differences between the two? And can anyone show me a picture of both?
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Old 12-29-2007 | 07:52 PM
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The bow in your avatar is reflexed,a deflex riser goes away from you.

This is a deflex.

The grip in relation to where the limbs come off the pockets is what determines which it is.If the limbs come off behind the grip,it is deflexed


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Old 12-30-2007 | 10:26 AM
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What bow is that in the picture, T Fox? Looks like a solo cam Hoyt.
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Old 12-30-2007 | 10:27 AM
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Older Protec that I found the picture on Ebay.
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Old 12-30-2007 | 10:31 AM
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Default RE: Reflexed and Deflexed Risers.

I thought it looked like my Protec. Did they ever make that bow with solo cams?
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Old 12-30-2007 | 10:43 AM
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Yes,2001 and 2002,several different ones.
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Thanks Tfox.

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Old 12-30-2007 | 01:25 PM
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Default RE: Reflexed and Deflexed Risers.

The ProTec is deflexed but it's probably easier to see the deflex in this picture of a couple of Hoyt ProVantages.


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O.K. TFOXat the sake of showing how little i don't know about the subject. What are the pro's and con's to the two risers?
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Old 01-02-2008 | 09:42 AM
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Reflexed risers give you a shorter brace height for a longer power stroke and more arrow speed, but they are easy to torque. The grip is the pivot point. With reflexed risers, the pivot point is between the ends of the limbs. So you wind up pulling in one direction and pushing in the other, and you have to keep everything in the same plane in order to be acurate. A little twist on the handle will move the forward ends of the limbs a bunch, completely out of alignment between your eye and the target.

Deflexed risers give you a high brace height, so the power stroke is shorter and arrow speed is slower, butit is much more difficultto torque them. The grip/pivot is in front of the forward ends of the limbs, so everythingis being pulled in the same plane. It takes a great deal of effort to move the forward end of the limbs out of alignment with your eye and the target.

Generally, but with some exceptions: Reflexed risers shoot fast arrows, but are more demanding on good form. Deflexed risers shoot slower but are a lot better at letting you get away with minor form mistakes.

Edit: Correction of mistake pointed out by Bols. I really shouldn't post when taking cold medicine. [&:]
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