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twisting a limb from stringing a recurve with the step-through method-- real or overexaggerated?

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Ok I just got downvoted in another thread for suggesting that someone use a step-through method to unstring a recurve. I've heard all over the place that using the step-through method can twist a bow limb. But I own an old vintage stemmler recurve that was probably made in the 60s or 70s, and I've been step-through stringing and unstringing it since the 90s and the limbs remain straight as an arrow. I don't really see how I could twist a limb, as I make sure to line up my limbs and bend them straight. I can even string it while sitting down.

Furthermore, archers have been using variants of the step-through method to string their bows for millennia. Is it really so bad to use the step-through method? Are bow-stringers possibly just another way for archery companies to sell you something you don't need?

I can see a bow-stringer might be nice for a beginner, since the step-through method can take a little bit of time get used to, but once you are able to do it, I feel like the danger of twisting a limb is super exaggerated. What are people's thoughts?

edit: ok so, watching some videos of people doing step through, I see some people pressing on the very tip of their recurve, which does seem a bit risky and like it could potentially slip or twist. But if you just put pressure about 6 inches below the tip and mostly focus on applying force with your butt/leg onto the center of the bow, it's very easy to do right and safely. People make the mistake of trying to bend the bow with their arms, I think. You're not bending with your arms, you're bending with your butt/legs and your arms are just there to guide the bow and keep it straight.

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