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John Carter
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    John Carter wrote: A longbow is a lever and a recurve is a spring.

    Oops,,,The recurve get’s it’s spring from it’s reflexed limbs.

    A longbow like my own that has plenty of reflex has the basic mechanics of a recurve,,it’s really a hybrid,,,which I’m totaly good with.:D