brace height question

[bucksbuouy]

I just picked up a used recurve without a string. The bow says 62" so I got a 62 amo string. The brace height with this string, with no twist, is 10 inches from the deepest part of the handle. Does that seem high?

[A.S.]

Sounds very high to me.  Some bows take different length strings (3" shorter than bow length instead of 4).

Sounds like you need a 1" longer string.

[Stumpkiller]

Very high.  As a rule of thumb brace height is 1/8 of the AMO length (for a rough starting point).

[paoloi]

Seem way too high to me. I would think more in the neighborhood of 7 1/2" to 8 1/2". Put the make and model of the bow up and there will be guys on here that can give you the proper brace height.

[bucksbuouy]

its a Nirk Woodsman

[snag]

If it's a recurve generally you'll have a string length that is 3"-4" shorter than the AMO length. 62" recurve = 59"-58" string.

[bucksbuouy]

I just measured the string and its 57" so an inch too short. Thats irritating. Thanks gang.

[grayfeather]

I just sold a bow that did the same thing.I thought the best thing to do might be to get a longer string and just twist till I get it down to around 8".

[Night Wing]

If it was me, I would buy a 58" string and then start playing around with the brace height between 7 1/2"-8 1/2".

[bucksbuouy]

Ok so as it turns out the string length is measured under 100 pounds of tension. I hung the thing from my weight bench with 100 pounds on it and measured the length at 58" so apparently you have to break these in. I realize now Ive only ever bought pre-stretched strings. Duh moment. Thanks again gang.