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i have shot trad for many years now on and off. when i switched over from compound i was drawing 28 inches so now knowing that much about trad i allways figured my draw was a solid 28 inches. well today after watching ken Thornhill shoot my Kanati i sold him i was blown away. the arrows were lasers, i mean unreal fast!!! i knew there was know way 1 inch in draw would make a difference like that. i had Ron w measure my draw THREE times. would ya believe 23 1/2 inches!!!!!!!! i never would have know. a simple thing like this makes me feel like an idiot!!!
-------------------- The less i have the more i gain, off the beaten path i reign ~ James Hetfield listen to everyone,FOLLOW NO ONE!! if your lucky enough to spend time in the mountains...then your lucky enough! What ever befalls the Earth befalls the sons of the Earth. Posts: 6126 | From: the great Adirondacks | Registered: Apr 2004
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Whew! I just re-measured mine to make sure it's still the same...all good! Seriously though, 4 1/2" is a huge difference!
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yeah now consider i juat bought a new bow #56@28 and i'm drawing 23 1/2!!!!! love the bow but will order another as well.
-------------------- The less i have the more i gain, off the beaten path i reign ~ James Hetfield listen to everyone,FOLLOW NO ONE!! if your lucky enough to spend time in the mountains...then your lucky enough! What ever befalls the Earth befalls the sons of the Earth. Posts: 6126 | From: the great Adirondacks | Registered: Apr 2004
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I did the same thing, I ordered a Kanati with a 29 inch draw length@ 58#'s. My buddy was watching me shoot and told me that I was way short drawing it. We measured and found out that I'm drawing it to 27 inches?! I was dumb founded,I've always shot at 29 inches,do you shrink as you grow older? I was wondering why I was having arrow flight problems. I love the bow ,and work with it. Very interesting--1Longbow
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I did a impromtu study at a 3D shoot one afternoon and found out of sixteen shooters, 14 were an inch to two inches shorter than they actually claimed to draw.
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I have heard a lot of people say that they have to order new arrows after attending a shooting clinic. A positive change in form will often yield a longer draw length. It is easy to fall into a 'slumping' posture. It is a real draw length killer.
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I put a clicker on last year and couldn't believe what I was actually drawing. Now I'm a good 27" and my groups are better than ever. Also seems to have taken away that bad first shot on cold muscles. Rob
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I shot a compound @ 27" and draw right at 28" with trad bows.
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That seems awful short, you need to take a good hard look at your form. I've been where you are & and after working real hard on my form & trying to fix the bad habits I had since I picked up a recurve as a kid I gained a solid 2".
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