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.
One method is to use a draw length tool which is a recurve bow with a permanently attached measurement arrow. The archer draws back the arrow while someone checks to see what the measurement is at the front of the arrow rest/riser. This is a decent method if the archers form is perfect. We prefer the wingspan method.