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I really only concentrate on shooting my Savannah. So yesterday, I started shooting some of the other guys bows at my local range. I shot this Stewart which was 51# and 66" long. This bow felt like it was much less weight,very easy and smooth to draw.Is this because it is longer? Is this generally the case with a longer longbow?
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Yes. Design also plays into it, but longer bows are smoother and have less finger pinch. Most folks usually find longer bows more comfortable, which sometimes translates into feeling lighter.
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quote:Originally posted by KentuckyTJ: Take a 1/2" dowel rod thats 6' long. Cut off a 1' section. Then try and bend them both. Which will be easier to move the same distance?
TJ- This wouldn't be exactly the same comparision because the 1' dowel would have a substantially greater draw weight than the 5' dowel.
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Yes, longer bows give the feeling of a smoother draw.
-------------------- If God didn't want man to eat animals, he wouldn't have made them out of meat. Posts: 194 | From: Hawaii | Registered: Feb 2004
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With the same draw weight and a good bow design of the same model, but in different bow lengths with the same riser length, the longer bow will usually feel smoother to draw.
This is why I prefer and shoot a 66" Blacktail over a 64" Blacktail.
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