Is my draw length to long???

[ElkOholicjm]

K hear is the deal my draw length is around 31 and i was wondering if i would be ok to shoot a 60 inch bow (new hoyt buffalo) seeing they only come in a 58 and a 60 the 60 is my only choice any info would help out. thanks guys/gals and good hunting to all  

[Yellow Dog]

31" with a stickbow or a compound?

[ElkOholicjm]

stick bow. haha im a big dude  

[britts2]

The hoyt buffalo is a recurve.

[bornagainbowhunter]

That is a loooong draw with stick.  There was a guy in a bowshop a few years back that had a 36" draw.  He was some kind of Basketball player, I am not into sports so the name did not mean much, but his nickname was "Big Country".  The man was huge.  He looked like he was 7 foot tall.  He ended up shooting a full length arrow with an overdraw.  Crazy.

God Bless,
Nathan

[Pegg]

I shoot a 30" draw and the shortest bow I shoot is 62". I had a 60" but seem to stack to much.

[ElkOholicjm]

Thats kinda what i was worried about. thanks again guys any other info would be much ablised
Good hunting to all

[fz4vgq]

My 54" Classic Hunter is shaking in it's veneers from this post.              :D

[Oregon Okie]

I shoot 31 on some bows and I sure feel better with a 64".. actually both of mine are 63"
Was that "Big Country" the Oklahoma State basketball player from back in the day.
Man, I can't even remember his name... just Big Country.

[Jeff Strubberg]

Bryant Reeves?  


 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryant_Reeves

[Oregon Okie]

That's it.. I was in school there when he was playing... funny  I can just see "big country" putting a stalk on some little deer.

[Night Wing]

With a 31" draw length and a bow of 60" in length will probably give you a bad or severe case of "finger pinch".

[legends1]

I also have a 31" draw.This is not a bad deal.I make a 60" "TORNADO" that a guy with a 31" draw could shoot with out pinch or stack.Now,with that being said i just like the feel of a 64" recurve better.The 60" recurve is nice in a short tent blind.You can see the "TORNADO" on my website.Hope this helped some.

[BobW]

You are going to need to do some homework on finding bows that will work for your draw.

Bows that I own and shoot (32"+ draw) are:

68" Chek-Mate Crusader (longbow)
62" Chek-Mate Hunter II (recurve)
64" Griffin (longbow)
56" Shrew Classic Hunter (longbow)

I have shot others (Ancient Spirits - longbow, Blacktail - recurve), and yes, there are others that will work too, so talk with the bowyers.  Truth be told, most "mass-production" brands will likely not work for you.  About the only way it could be worse for you is if you were left handed too.....  

[ElkOholicjm]

Hey thanks for all the info you guys where a huge help on my deciding factor. thanks again guys! good hunting to all

[R. W. Mackey]

I have a 30" draw and can shoot some 56" bows some I can't.  I can shoot most 60" bows without finger pinch, 62" is probably the most confortable length for me, although I have a 64" I cannot see much difference between the two.  I agree with Bob W, most production bows will stack badly at that draw.  All my bows are customs, thats one thing you get with a custom bow, the Bowyers know what each of their bows will and will not do and whey will not sell you something that will not work for you.  R.W.

[PEARL DRUMS]

30" draw for me as well, stay at 62" or longer, in my opinion. I can shoot any bow I want, but some "hurt" too much. I just picked up a 62" Fatal Styk and it is probably the most comfy bow I have drawn to 30".

[Margly]

I have a 31" draw and prefer bows 64"+

But have a Black Widow PMA 62" that I shoot regularly and there is no finger pinch.

I see that BobW have a shrew in 56" that was interesting...guess I`ll look out for a shrew, sure would like a short bow as well    

Margly

[lpcjon2]

You can always compensate(I shouldnt say this)A string loop and a release.I had a long draw as well with my wheels and I added a 1 1/2 string loop and used the release.It worked

[Austin]

so wa'd ya go with?