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hgsnpr
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I recently bought a Hoyt GM2. It's my first metal handle trad bow and I'm really enjoying it. I've been doing a lot of shooting/tuning and it seems to have settled in at an 8 1/8" brace height measured from the deepest part of the grip. Just curious as to what other GM2 shooters have found.

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I set mine at 7&3/4" brace on my GM2,worked great for me.
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It is were it shoots the quitest. Mine is at
7 3/4". Hoyt says that it can be from 7" to 9".
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mine is @ 8" thats where mine shoots the best.
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8 is a good place to start.
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7 3/4 is working best for me

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Thanks all. I'll try 7 3/4 and see how it sounds.

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