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| | Recurve, Bows, Archery at Sports Goods Online (Site not responding. Last check: ) |
 | | A recurve bow is a bow that, in contrast to the simple longbow, has tips that curve away from the archer when the bow is held in the shooting position. |
 | | The limbs of such bows are typically made from multiple layers of fibreglass, carbon and/or wood on a core of carbon foam or wood. |
 | | A recurve will permit a shorter bow than the simple bow for a given arrow energy and this form was preferred by archers in environments where long weapons could be cumbersome, such as in brush and forest terrain, or while on horseback. |
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