| I get to play with limbs made from many materials, and carbon ,if used in a good design, and of good quality can be a wonderfull material. However I have seen it used in limbs where it is nothing more than a black stripe in the middle.
Some bowyers have found it added nothing to their design, and others found that it made an inferior limb with their design. A few have discovered it's value and know how and where to place it.
Most find that just changing from glass to carbon does not work. It requires a whole new limb design and top quality carbon to realize what it's potential can bring. All carbon is not the same, and all carbon is not suited to making a great bow.
The Griffon I reviewed for Sid is a fine example of what carbon can do for a bow when the bowyer does his homework .
Pete |