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Mr. Natural
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Bow Length vs Draw Length
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November 01, 2009, 10:47:00 AM »
On a different post I asked about replacing a broken limb for my 64" T/D. I draw 32" and am wondering if that I shouldn't be going with a longer bow or is it OK to even use a 62" bow?
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Re: Bow Length vs Draw Length
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November 01, 2009, 12:10:00 PM »
I would say that you should be shooting a minimum of a 66 inch bow and preferaqbluy a 68 inch bow. I draw 30.5 inches and the 66 imnch bow is the minimum length I will shoot in a longbow.
I would shoot a 64 or 66 inch recurve as well. A shorter bow leads to stacking and potential the limbe being overstressed.
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Chris Wilson
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Re: Bow Length vs Draw Length
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November 01, 2009, 01:22:00 PM »
With that long of a draw, you'll probably find a longer length bow more comfortable in the last 3-4 inches of your draw. I draw 29" and currently shooting a 68" recurve for 3D and 64-66" for hunting. I've shot shorter bows but those lengths just feel better.
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Re: Bow Length vs Draw Length
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Wrong Forum.....moving to PowWow.
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Re: Bow Length vs Draw Length
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November 02, 2009, 11:26:00 AM »
its all in the design. I have a 32"+ draw, and use bows from 56" to 68". You won't find all of them able to do this, so the best thing is to ask your bowyer what he feels. I have also blown up bows due to drawing them to 32".
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Re: Bow Length vs Draw Length
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November 02, 2009, 11:53:00 AM »
I think the long draw/long bow thing is overblown .......... especially for a hunting bow ......... the accuracy factor is slight IMHO and a nonfactor for hunting ........
however not being able to take a shot at a hawg whitetail because he is too close and your long recurve /longbow wont clear your treestand or the ground when you are sitting or you just cant really feel comfortable trying to shoot it out of a tent blind ............. is a factor......
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Re: Bow Length vs Draw Length
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November 03, 2009, 02:53:00 AM »
I don't think it's overblown if a person's naturally long draw over stresses a short bow. We're not talking about someone picking a longer bow for accuracy purposes. We're talking about picking a bow that won't explode, or stack, or pinch your fingers.
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jeff w
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November 03, 2009, 06:36:00 AM »
I'll take a smoother shooting bow with less finger pinch, that is more forgiving on the release over the idea that a short bow must be used for hunting in order to 'clear' brush, treestands, etc. That is what I have found to be overblown.
I think it is somewhat relative anyway depending on how tall the archer is. A guy 5'6" shooting a 56" bow isn't that much different than a guy 6'4" shooting a 66" bow---both bows are 10" shorter than the archer.
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Re: Bow Length vs Draw Length
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November 03, 2009, 06:54:00 AM »
Well there is a difference between a bow that will shoot at that draw and a bow that will shoot comfortably at that draw.
We had a fellow with a 31 inch draw shooting one of our 56" curves at Compton and it shot great. I sold him a 60" because it shot great and was more comfortable too shoot. The string angle gets so tight on the short bows it just hurts the fingers.
In a longbow with my 29" draw I like the 62" for hunting but tend to go with 64 or 66 for target.
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