Long draw.....Blessing or Curse.....Bow and arrow specs.....

[CJC]

i have a legitimate 33" draw.  im a big boy(6',5") with wide shoulders.  i am primarily a target shooter.
ah acs 66"  38#@28",  about 48#@33"
easton redline 460
manufactured aluminum inserts that are 1" long
total length 33.5"
65 grain tips.  weight= 370 grains
218 fps
foc 20%

i have several older bows all in the 50#@33" range.  all of which i shoot easton lightspeed 400s out of.  175 grain tips full length shafts.  most of these bows (old bears and pearsons) are shooting in the 195 fps range.  
long draws can be a drag because of the lack of options but you can have inserts made that allow for greater  flexibility in arrow choices. no matter what the increased speed is a plus for me. in fact i have another acs set up for hunting and at 11 gpp in shooting over 190 fps.  penetration and kinetic energy have never been a problem for me.

[wisconsin wood butcher]

32"s fo draw all my arrows are full lenght for playing at efoc carbon express 250's 145gr. tip 100 gr. brass then the internal footing efoc? i know they hit hard and are stable. i.m playing with a cedar arrow with unkown spine (bought them from a former real heavy draw shooter) 160gr tip and a60 gr.tungsten insert. i got the jig for the cedar on st. judes auction and the idea for the carbons form O.L and dr ashby on trad gang

[craig1955]

31" draw. I love the Carbon Express Heritage 350 shaft. Almost indestructable. Longbow is about 62#s at my draw length and I use about 200gr of point weight.

[Arrow4Christ]

68#@30" Turkey Creek-94-99# Douglas Fir arrows, cut to 31" BOP, 130 grain broadheads...I'm going to try internal footings on the arrows in which case I would shorten the shaft to 30" BOP.
71#@30" Northern Mist Superior-84-89# arrows, 31" BOP, 130 grain heads...30" BOP with footings.
I guess if I was really concerned with FOC I'd make 109-114# shafts as light as Surewood could get them to me consistently then shoot a heavy 190 grain broadhead with a heavy internal footing.

Craig

[Hot Hap]

6'2" w/Rose Oak bow 49# @ 30" w/75-80# POC @ 31 1/2". Hap

[jrchambers]

64" adcock 63 at 28 i draw 30.5 now but when in good shooting shape 31.  full lenght ad trads 100 brass insert and 175 tip.

[joevan125]

Black Widow PSA X 62in 50@30 and i shoot full length heritage 150's with 125 grains up front and they fly like darts.

I can also shoot 150 grains up front and get great arrow flight.

Morrison ILF recurve 62in 50@30 same set-up as above.

[Pointer]

Toelke Whip...64" 54@31"....full length 55/75 gold tip traditional...145 gr point.

[Bob L.]

If you want to fool with the foc, you have to find the lightest possible shaft with the stiffest spine and add as much tip weight as possible. I think the Gold Tip Ultralights are light and go to 32" in 400 and 300 spine. Its tough for us. I shoot beman Black and tan shafts because the arrow is like 33.25" long which is one of the longer ones I have been able to find. I have a true 32"+ draw. The most foc I have gotten was around 18-21%.
Bob

[seabound]

I think a longer draw is a slight disadvantage all things considered.

Draw: 29.5"
Arrow: AD Trads, 31", 100gr brass
       2018s, 31"
Bow: 50@28 longbows

The carbons will shoot with pretty much any weight up front. The alums I've haven't gone beyond 200gr.