I?m told by the owner of a pro shop that the instructions that come with Limbsavers are for
compound bows. For
recurve, they should be fitted at TJ correctly said, much nearer to the riser. Close to where the laminations come together after leaving the wedge shape. I didn?t find any loss of speed at all, I shot through a chrono, both before and after fitting, if there was any speed change, it wasn?t noticeable.
I have just tried some Bow Tunerz, these are made from similar material as Limbsavers, but they don?t stick on the limb, they wrap around and fix to themselves. They seem to have similar vibration absorbing ability, but have the advantage that you can try them in various locations to find the best effect.