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Q My limbs seem twisted, but I'm not sure. I've tried to line things up but it's difficult to be sure exactly whether it's the riser or the limbs? Can carbon limbs twist anyway? Does it matter?

A Recurve limbs regardless of the different cores, wood, foam or carbon can start to take a twist if they are not looked after correctly. The two most common reasons why limbs can start to take a twist are because they not set up correctly in the riser and/or the bottom limb is rested on the ground with the bow strung for long periods of time. Bows left in hot cars, strung with a limb wedged under a seat or the floor can also start to twist. So it is important to always store a strung bow on a stand or somewhere where the limbs have no external pressure on them.

In my experience, regardless of price it is very rare for any limbs to

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