Brace height

[LongStick64]

How often are you within the brace height recommendations of the manufacturer. Normally I don't spend a great deal of time worrying about brace height as long as the bow is performing as I want it to, quiet, and shock free. But I decided to look up my bows and their recommended BH and to a single one I am over the recommended brace height.

[Stumpkiller]

I usually end up on the lower end but still within the recommendations.  Too much brace height and you're not getting all of your bow.  (Perhaps where the term "highstrung" comes from?).  It's also hard on the bow; as is overly low brace height.  The recommended range (usually about 1/8th of the AMO length) is there for a reason.

[Stumpkiller]

[greyghost]

I usally start with the bowyers stated BH and then adjust up or down to where I get the best performence. Hardly ever did I end up with the same BH as what the bowyer stated.

[Night Wing]

I'm under the 7.750-8.000" recommended brace height for both of my 66" Blacktails. The brace height for my 42# bow is (7.562") and the brace height for my 37# bow is (7.687").

[hvyhitter]

Brace height specs from a bowyer are just to give you a starting point for your tuning. No two bows are going to be exactly the same, no two people will shoot a bow the same. Your shooting form/release can affect your brace height. Sometimes different arrow weights will change your brace height. Changing string material can change your brace height. Whenever I see someone asking for a brace height for a particular bow it makes me cringe. This isnt rocket science, just start at about 7.5 for recurves and R/D longbows, 6.5 for D bows and tune for your arrows.

[LongStick64]

That's what got me thinking about it. I know if you go in an extreme direction you may cause problems with your bow. But what do you think is the +/- range. So if you say 7.5 for recurves, is going to 8.25 a problem.

[olddogrib]

Moved reply to new topic.

[Stumpkiller]

Lord no.  There is a 1" to 2" range for most, so a 3/4" shift isn't terrible; what's that - 10% or so?  I thought you were way off based on your first post.  I have seen guys shooting 60" bows with strings designed for 58" bows - something like 4" overstrung.  THAT's hard on the bow.  

Don't sweat 3/4".

[Night Wing]

A person's ear's can give them a clue as to the proper brace height. Too low or too high and the bow will be loud at arrow release due to excessive bowstring twang noise.

[cacciatore]

I usually find the BH by myself and it finishes to be in the low side of the raccomended BH.