question I thought I already knew the answer to

[TroyH]

Ok, here's a question I thought I knew the answer to.
When measuring draw weight @ X inches on a bow, do you measure from belly or back?
I always thought belly, but my Grizzly recurve says 50#@28, but when I put it on my scale, I reach 50# when the measurement is 28" from the back.
And the correct answer is..........?

[BobW]

deepest part of the handle?

[David M. Mathis]

I always to the back.

[sagebrush]

I go to the back also. Gary

[DCM]

AMO is deepest part of the grip + 1 3/4".  Frequently this works out to be same as if you measure to the back of the bow.  

 http://archerysearch.com/publications/AmoStandards.pdf

[Irish Archer]

I've always gone to the back of the bow. Black Widow also uses that system. I only heard about the AMO standard a couple of years ago.

[Java Man]

Back

[TroyH]

Thanks for all the replies.