Conversion

[stoffie92]

Hey im just wonderin if its possible to have a recurve riser and put compound limbs and cams on it?

[Ja]

no i dont think so, though there was some hybrids made, ugly things..

[Flehrad]

:o

Well, the limb pockets wouldn't fit most compound limbs anyway....
But, the force strain on the pockets might be a slight problem due to the amount of shock that compounds tend to have compared to recurves.

Ja is talking about something like the Oneida bows, which, truely are fugly.

[Archangel]

In short: No, not in any practical sense.

If you change the pockets around to fit compound limbs etc and manage to shoehorn them onto it such that it doesn't explode when shot, is it still a recurve riser?

[Jay.G]

:shocked!: :shocked!: why would you want to do such a thing to a majestical recurve :o

[archerybob]

i have seen the opposite compound riser with recurve limbs...guy from my club, he used a very old hoyt compound.....but all his stuff was stolen

[Patchy]

I supose it could be possible to do this with CSS bows, as the recurve is either the sytem or challenger riser just with recurve limbs

[GrahameA]

Recurve limbs on a compound riser are known as "Warf Bows" and were developed by Bob Gordon. The result is more compact bow with a "smoother" draw - more or less depending on what you choose as you limbs and riser.

[Flehrad]

Without intent on hijacking this thread, how do you convert a compound riser over? Would you have to machine slots for the ILF indent? Or would you just take out the indent, and allow string pressure onto the limb bolts to hold the limbs in?....

Hrm,... interesting concept cos I do have a Mach 9 riser sitting around doing nothing and a pair of recurve limbs I don't use no more :P

[hoyt for life 2]

Without intent on hijacking this thread, how do you convert a compound riser over? Would you have to machine slots for the ILF indent? Or would you just take out the indent, and allow string pressure onto the limb bolts to hold the limbs in?....

Hrm,... interesting concept cos I do have a Mach 9 riser sitting around doing nothing and a pair of recurve limbs I don't use no more :P
I sugest useing hammer chizel and glue. :D

[Marcus]

I use to have a Yamaha compound bow which was nice.
It had their standard recurve riser with ceramic compound limbs and single track wheels. Shot very very nice. Problem is they had a habit of breaking through the riser near the clicker hole. Yamaha would often then reject the warranty claim as being 'standard wear and tear"

[Kieran]

:shocked!: :shocked!: why would you want to do such a thing to a majestical recurve :o

forget the recurve, think of the poor compound limbs!

[Jay.G]

:rofl:

[Patchy]

Without intent on hijacking this thread, how do you convert a compound riser over? Would you have to machine slots for the ILF indent? Or would you just take out the indent, and allow string pressure onto the limb bolts to hold the limbs in?....

Most dont use ILF limbs or if they do they have different limb cups

[GrahameA]

Flehrad

Relatively simple or complex.

Simple method.

Reduce the limb width the limbs so they fit the existing pocket width and then bolt them in place.

Complex method

Fit an adapter to the existing pockets. The adapter designed to accept the limbs you want to fit.

Some Pics:

http://www.tradtalk.com/yappa-ng/index.php?album=%2FThe_bows_of_TradTalk%2FWarf_Bow s

And a much longer read:

http://www.tradtalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=507

[Flehrad]

Nifty!

Might consider it as a muck about hrm..... wonder what kind of lb my 40lb limbs would give if a pair of 38lb --> 46lb as given as an example by someone on the thread...

[Floxter]

The resulting poundage from a warf conversion (compound riser + recurve limbs) depends upon the geometry of the compound riser: length plus angle of limb pockets. Only a few of the older compounds make good warf conversions: Black Bear, Hoyt Rambo, Hoyt Proline to name a few. Typically you want a riser that has limb pocket angles at 15-17 degrees.