Could you provide a little more info? Limb weight and length and your draw length also a picture of the break. Did you dry fire the bow at any point?

That would seem to me to be a manufacture defect of some sort. I would definetly contact the supplier or manufacture and seek replacement limbs. I have made a lot of bows and never had a limb blow up and I have put mine through a lot to see what they can handle.

I am curious what others think after seeing the picture. I am sure others will offers some additional advice.

Are you sure the limb broke first and not the string. I’ve seen breaking strings cause all kinds of trouble

If the limb fails during the draw, it is almost always at the base.

If the limb fails during the shot, it is almost always at the tip.

Limbs usually fail during the shot because the arrow weight is too low, or the arrow nock fails, or the bow was dry fired.

Did the bow fail during the shot?

What is the weight of your arrow?

The bow weight is 30 lbs? Seems it would be hard to have an arrow less than 300 grains.

My guess is the arrow was not nocked correctly and the bow was inadvertently dry fired. Indicated by the arrow not reaching the target, or barely reaching the target.

This usually results from a loose fit between string and nock.

Happens to all of us.

When that has happened on the bows I have made, it always turned out to be something wrong with the glue or the way I glued/clamped it. I would take it back.

Remember when you were pregnant and they said “If you knew how many things that could go wrong, you would be surprised it ever came out right.” Same goes for making bows, and a lot of other things in life. Doesn’t take much of a mistake to cause a bow to break, and the guys that made it know that, or should.

thats not a snapped limb thats a delamination! a snapped limb would be if the limb actually broke in my experience usually it will fold at a 90 degree angle or break off entrely. of which ive ahd a couple always on bows i bought used and although spotless with no external signs of damage they broke one simply folded on draw the other snalled right off. both were long bows.

Ive only hadone recurve snap and it was due to some genius setting a light cigarette down on the limb of my bow while we were having a party at home.