I have been pretty pleased with my choice of limbs. Aesthetically, they are absolutely beautiful, with a two-tone color. The belly of the limb (side facing away from me) is silver, but the face of the limb (part facing me) is black. The limbs were surprisingly narrow in profile, which made me and the local pro-shop owner wonder if it is this shaping that gives it a bit more speed. They come with nice limb covers, and the finish on the limbs were impeccable. They were also really affordable at only $579 CAD from Boorman Archery, before taxes. This is a world class limb that is at least $100 – $200 less than limbs of comparable quality made by other companies. And as these limbs are ILF limbs, you could pair them with a wide variety of risers.
From the time I ordered them to clicking them into my riser – 3 weeks.
It is by accident I chose the 46lb limbs, which is the heaviest poundage that PSE offers in size medium (possibly any size?). I thought my draw length was measured from the yoke of the nock to the cushion plunger (which is typically over the deepest part of the riser). Turns out, according to ATA (Archery Trade Association) it goes from yoke of the nock to the pivot point on the riser, PLUS 1.75 inches. My draw length is therefore not 27.5 inches, but in fact is 29.25 inches! That translates to almost another 4 lbs. This might explain why I was pulling just a bit above 50lbs!
Also, some recurve manufacturers measure their limbs from the middle tiller position, such as Hoyt and Win&Win. According to the X-Factor manual the factory setting for the riser is at the minimum position (4 turns off the bottom). This made me speculate that when you buy X-Pression limbs, they are marked for the minimum poundage position, and can increase up to 10%. The would then not go down 5% like other manufacturers mark their limbs. So by my reckoning, buy X-Pression limbs marked at a lower poundage you would like to use, perhaps for the indoor season, and turn them up an additional 10% for outdoor shooting if that is something you would like to do (i.e. buy 40lb limbs, and then turn the poundage up to as much as 44lbs for outdoor season).
The limbs are carbon with a carbon foam core. They are made by Win&Win for PSE, but are designed by the folks at PSE, and apparently have two kinds of foam in different layers. Some archers say the best in the world use wood core because it is smoother through the clicker. I have just transitioned from some Yamaha Wood Core limbs. At one point I would have argued that these limbs were the best in the world. I feel the PSE X-Pression limbs are just as smooth. And, I think that because they don’t have wood cores, perhaps they will be less affected by weather. They are smooth through the clicker. In fact, if these limbs were not so smooth, I wonder if I could draw the additional 7 lb. increase in draw weight!
Overall, I love these limbs and would recommend them if you were buying the PSE X-Appeal, or any ILF recurve. They are smooth, well made, and really well priced.
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