What is it about longer bows that makes them forgiving?

I guess the Ballenger custom would not have worked for you it had everything you wanted except it had clear glass.

[HATCHCHASER]

Clear glass with purty veneers.  That would never work.  

No just tonkin cane, it does have more of a reverse handle than the current models have, but no black glass.  Mikey would not let go of it anyway.

[Ron LaClair]

I got my Model-T in the summer of 09. I planned to use it for 3-D and targets. It was 40# @28", 64" with carbon/foam core. It was a lot lighter weight than I usually shoot and the 64" length was also longer than I had shot for quite awhile.

The bow was a pleasure to shoot with light carbon arrows and it turned out to be very flat shooting. When hunting season rolled around I found myself without a shorter, heavier bow so I decided to hunt with the longer lighter weight bow. I found that it even shot arrows with 200-250gr up front very well at 20-25yd and I was confident it would do a good job on any whitetail.

In most cases the 64" bow worked out just fine. There was only one time when I lost a chance for a shot from my ladder stand because of the bows length. Had I had my 54 or 56" bow I'm sure things would have been different.

This past season I was back hunting with a 56" Classic Hunter with carbon/foam limb core. That bow is every bit as smooth and accurate as the longer bow in hunting situations while being more maneuverable and quicker to bring into action. I have found what works best for me and I won't be changing any time soon....    

[Bowwild]

I'd have to wear two pairs of socks to shoot a bow longer than 60"!

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Click the left top 'X' to view an attached sketch depicting a longer bow vs. shorter fwd riser design bow. It appears quite possible than in many cases with a superior design and enhanced anti-twist rotation that the shorter bow may equal or surpass the longer bow as far as shootibiltiy.