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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: OldBow on January 02, 2009, 12:48:07 pm

Title: Flip the tips
Post by: OldBow on January 02, 2009, 12:48:07 pm

What does "flip the tips" mean?

Title: Re: Flip the tips
Post by: dragonman on January 02, 2009, 12:52:13 pm

I'm guessing,  make the bottom limb the top?

Title: Re: Flip the tips
Post by: Pat B on January 02, 2009, 12:58:27 pm

Either making the bottom limb the top or recurving the tips.     Pat

Title: Re: Flip the tips
Post by: Gordon on January 02, 2009, 01:15:38 pm

Usually it means putting some reflex in the tips.

Title: Re: Flip the tips
Post by: dragonman on January 02, 2009, 01:30:42 pm

is this a trick question? or maybe your'e testing us out, to see how much we know   ::)

Title: Re: Flip the tips
Post by: Hillbilly on January 02, 2009, 03:59:32 pm

I would define it as bending slight recurves into the tips.

Title: Re: Flip the tips
Post by: Kegan on January 02, 2009, 06:29:34 pm

Putting relfex only into the outter limbs. Makes a bow a little more stable, but still boosting speed.

Pappy's the "flip the tips" king :)!

Title: Re: Flip the tips
Post by: koan on January 02, 2009, 06:31:18 pm

Flippin the tips is what you do when your bow takes too much set...then you can play it off as "I biult this nice reflex/deflex".. :D...Dont act like you dont know what Im talkin about guys,lol ::) ::) ;D....Brian

Title: Re: Flip the tips
Post by: Kegan on January 02, 2009, 06:38:37 pm

Quote from: koan on January 02, 2009, 06:31:18 pm

Flippin the tips is what you do when your bow takes too much set...then you can play it off as "I biult this nice reflex/deflex".. :D...Dont act like you dont know what Im talkin about guys,lol ::) ::) ;D....Brian

Shhhhh! Don't let the secret out ;)!

Title: Re: Flip the tips
Post by: adb on January 02, 2009, 11:19:04 pm

I've always understood it to mean recurving the tips.

Title: Re: Flip the tips
Post by: JackCrafty on January 03, 2009, 12:53:27 am

Sounds like the kind of question that my wife likes to ask.  She already knows the answer but she hopes that I will respond with the "correct" answer so she can feel reassured.  Very sneaky actually.... ::)