Good stuff in this thread. I have been fooling around with short bows for over 12 years and have come to some conclusions for myself and shooters in general.
A short bow is a short bow. Some work better than others for different shooters.
I also think that a short bow is just as capable of a 25-30 yrd kill as a 68" bow.(I know this for fact) I have watched Lukas and Kassi shoot a dozen arrows in a dozen seconds into a bale at nearly 40yds and you could cover most of them with a plate.They did this many times. I feel a short bow will let you know how solid your form is as well as your release. A short bow will always be more "user friendly" in a tight spot.BUT Short bows are not for everyone that is for sure. Lukas told me one day, when I was starting to make an excuse as to why I was missing the target,..."A good archer should beable to shoot any bow well." I am not saying anybody is a bad archer, but I think the point was that any well made,well designed bow can shoot(a good arrow). We should all shoot what we shoot the best.
Thanks
Chuck