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Offline 44charlie

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help! string slap!
« on: November 17, 2009, 08:27:00 AM »
what is the average brace height of a longbow? i have inherited a nice old bow and i put a string on it the same lenght as the old one i got with it. shots like a dream but the string is slapping the base of my thumb--ouch! it's braced at 5" right now.
thanks for your input!
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Offline Dano

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Re: help! string slap!
« Reply #1 on: November 17, 2009, 09:14:00 AM »
I'd raise the brace height to 6" or till it stops slapping your thumb.
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Offline Jeremy

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Re: help! string slap!
« Reply #2 on: November 17, 2009, 09:50:00 AM »
Most of the old bows went by the ol' fistmele... that's somewhere between 6-7"  :)
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