Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: 1  Slip(noun) to move along the surface of a thing without bounding, rolling, or stepping; to slide; to glide. 2  Slip(noun) to slide; to lose one's footing or one's hold; not to tread firmly; as, it is necessary to walk carefully lest the foot should slip.
The riser (the centre section of the bow) is generally separate and is constructed from wood, carbon, aluminium alloy or magnesium alloy. The term 'riser' is used because, in a one-piece bow, the centre section rises from the limbs in a taper to spread the stress.
Recurve risers and limbs - how to combine (self.Archery) submitted 4 years ago by. You build a takedown recurve with a combination of riser and limbs. However, you can use a long riser and short limbs, or short riser and long limbs, giving you two bows of the same overall length. I suspect that they will shoot differently. For a given bow length, is there a preferred way to combine the riser and limb length?