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I shoot a 56" Big jim TC and Its a 80# i draw 29" and i have no problem with it stacking pinching or nothing I am a short bow fan
Posts: 391 | From: Parsons TN. | Registered: Jun 2006
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Well, yes, they do seem to be "the rave" at the moment, but as the old saying goes, "what goes around comes around." I've seen over my 50 or so years behind stick and string a lot of things come and go and come back again. Years back short bows became the big thing and recurves in the 48-52" length were big sellers as being ideal for ground blinds. Then guys began to "rediscover" how nice longer bows actually were and things went the other way. Now the pendulum is swinging back again to shorter bows. I must admit that the current crop of shorter bows seem to shoot better and be more pleasnat to shoot than some of the older bows. The newer ones are designed from the ground up to be short. That being said, my prediction is that after a time, many of the current short bow guys will migrate back to the longer bows--it's just the nature of things.
And just to show how accurate my predicting ability is, when the compounds first hit the market, I said, "Those things will never catch on....they're too ugly." See how right I was about that? But I do think this pendulum swings back and forth....it's all part of the fun. The shortest thing I want to shoot is 60" and I much prefer my 68" Hill style longbows. But that's what makes this all so much fun--variety.
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I agree with David. Short bows became quite popular in the mid 70s, I believe, maybe a bit earlier. Of course, almost all stickbows were replaced by compounds by the 80s.
I think a lot of the interest in short bows today is generated by compound shooters making the transition to traditional. They're used to shooting 36-inch bows so 56 inches seems long.
A lot of these folks also have long draw lengths, 29-30 inches or more. It's a testament to more modern bow design and materials that most of these bows are holding together despite the tremendous strain put on the limbs resulting from short limbs and long draws.
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But I do think this pendulum swings back and forth....it's all part of the fun. The shortest thing I want to shoot is 60" and I much prefer my 68" Hill style longbows. But that's what makes this all so much fun--variety.
