brace height help fora unknown straight end longbow

[saumensch]

Hello,

i own this longbow wich i got for 40$;
Its straight ended (no re/de), is 68" and has 66# @28, kicks like a mule and bites like a crocodile;

I want to set it up properly and tune some arrows to it to use it as a training bow for upping my personal draw weight for the Thunderchild ill be getting in the near future.

Any ideas wich brace height i should start with?
I have no experience at all with straight ended longbows and really dont know where to start.

any help apreciated,
Thanks Axel

P.S. If someone knows wich brand/modell of bow it is please tell me.

   

   

   

[michigan bill]

6 and 3/4 inches is what a friend has his Howard Hill [HH] 68" set at.  
that was Craig's suggestion at HH.

Bill

[saumensch]

I was tuning simultaneously to writing    and heres what it feels like:

- 6,5" : much handshock, much noise
- 6,3/4": less handshock, more noise
- 7": best feeling till now, comparetively little handshock, no noise at all.

I hope the handshock will get less when i can build matching arrows for it at the end of the week, the ones ive used now are a bit to light (8 grains per pound) for my liking.

NEW QUESTION:

Will it damage the bow to keep it at 7" brace height or even try a bit more?

Sorry for sounding like a total newbie but with straight end bows i am.

[Charlie Lamb]

Just put the brace where it needs to be. The bow will be fine.

[Charlie Lamb]

I was going to suggest 7- 7 1/2" from the deep part of the grip anyway. I doubt much will be gained by taking it any higher.

Even when a bowyer suggests a brace height for his bow it's just that.... a suggestion. Brace is always subject to the form, grip, etc. of the person shooting the bow.

[frank bullitt]

Yes, you didn't say where your measuring from? I measure form the deepest on a pistol style grip!

Looks like a decent bow, not sure the make. $40.00 bucks    

I'd put a HP string on it, would make a big difference, for ya!

Charlie's right, it is an individual measurement!

[JRY309]

Nice looking bow,it looks like an old bow made by Jeffery Archery.I believe Jeffery made some bows for Dan Quillian.

[MarkE2006]

If you can or have access to a bow scale you can either mark an arrow for 28"or use a ruled arrow and draw it until 28"is at the back of the riser shelf.  When the bow draws 66 pounds you will have found the proper brace height.  Of course that is only a starting point and you can then tune from there.

[saumensch]

MarkE2006,

the bow is marked 70# @28, seems to have lost some pounds over time because the 66# ive mentioned where meassured with a bow scale and draw length arrow while the brace height was at 6 1/2";

Otherwise, good idea for a starting point, thanks.