You must control the saw by keeping the gig in contact in the cut at all times. One thing is never limb with a bow saw because another limb can contact the bar and cause a kickback. I never used a bow for a cut down saw but I used them all the time for bucking firewood. Always use the bow on a downward cut and never high like in the picture above, that's just asking for trouble. The advantages to running bow saw will realty show up at the end of the day in production and how wore out you are. The chain will stay sharp longer because there is more chain in the loop and the ease of keeping the saw out of the dirt.