short bows, wow

[deadpool]

I can say im suprised how much of a punch my new howatt hi-speed packs!
For such an old bow espcially


short bows are just so much fun to shoot!
i shot till my middle finger bled!
yes i shoot no bare fingers lol

anyone else havin this kind of fun with short bows?

[OsageBowyer]

I love short bows mine is 53"x48#@28" osage self bow I also make them and they start at 48" min and 60" max 40 to 70# sell em on that auction site might try a couple here soon enough maybe keep on keepin on  

[deadpool]

nice you should show some pics of your work

[trapperDave]

my daily shooter is 54", my goto huntin bow is 48" those are amo lenghts, actual bow lenghts 4 inches shorter

[BobW]

Considering I came from a 68" LB, my "short" bow is a 56" Shrew Classic Hunter.  Drawn to 32", this thing really slings an arrow.  I put it through a chrono and at 60#@32" it tosses a 675g arrow at 186 fps.  Tends to cause problems pulling arrows from 3-D targets as it sinks them 3-4".

[**DONOTDELETE**]

I have a original 54" Shrew. It is so sweet and nice to shoot. Got 12 deer with it since I got it back in 2005.

[S. Brant Osborn]

56" is my favorite length.   Most people consider that short.  I would love to try the shorter shrew bows.

Brant

[amar911]

I just ordered a 56" Shrew Classic Hunter and have been assured by others like BobW that I am going to love it. Too bad I have to wait a year to find out.

Allan

[Toxophilite]

Here's a Shrew 'Lil Favorite I got from Ron LaClair a few weeks ago. 54"/54# @ 28", Osage over bamboo limbs with walnut handle. A little quicker than the Super Shrew I had. Smooth & quiet.
Christian, you're so right. "Short bows are just so much fun to shoot".  
 

[Coop]

I tried building a short 54" recurve last year. I made a short riser and used some regular 58" bow limbs I had here. It really gained a lot of weight and seemed to stack past 27", but I think that is because I played with the angle on the riser and made it 16 degrees and not 22 like my normal t/d recurves have. I should have done one experiment at a time, lol.