shorten draw length is it worth changing arrow length

[Sambar]

hi there i have recently shorten my draw length buy an inch buy now using better form and my bow is shooting 10x better. my arrows are still flying perfect is it worth cutting them down so they don't hang out past the riser so much?

[robtattoo]

Nope. If they're flying well, leave 'em alone.
If you whack an inch off of the front (or the back... :D ) they could well end up too stiff.

[The Whittler]

I 2nd Rob.

[njloco]

TOUCH NOTHING !

[Eugene Slagle]

Bud I'll say the same thing as everyone els has...

Leave em alone.

I shoot 27" draw & both of my go to bows are 47# & 49# but those 30+ inch Gold tips shoot like darts out of em so I left em be.

[JParanee]

arrow length is determined by how they fly not by how far they stick out past riser In my mind

[ishoot4thrills]

Originally posted by JParanee:
arrow length is determined by how they fly not by how far they stick out past riser In my mind

Exactly!

Mine are 2 1/2" longer than my draw length. It matters NOT!

[excelpoint]

Yep what they said above. Leave em be.

[joekeith]

Wow.....I think this is the first time I agree with everyone. Hmmmmm  

[Sambar]

nice thats great news that everyone agrees i dont have to wonder witch is the best advice as its all the same, ill leave them be and keep them flying like darts. cheers for the advice guys

[wvtradbow]

I too have to agree with everyone else.HOWEVER,When I cut my woodies down to fit my draw an to get a little more speed with a ligher grain weight arrow,(every inch seemed to cut 10-15 grain weight off a cedar) I had to go with a lighter spine arrow to get good arrow flight...

[**DONOTDELETE**]

I draw 28" on My Jerry Hill Deluxe Stalker, My Ash 60-65# Arrows are 30"BOP and they fly like darts.. Like the rest, DO NOT CUT, unless You get lighter spine shafts.

South American Tribes had arrows that where FEET Longer then the Archers draw. So if it works/Flies Great... Don't cut....

[S. Brant Osborn]

Agree with group.  Also for me longer arrows help me while gap shooting.  Smaller gap at 20 yards.

[Bowmania]

I also agree with the group, but I never heard of anyone having better form by SHORTENING their draw length.  I'm betting your draw arm elbow is now not in line with your bow arm and shoulders.

The reason clickers work so well is because they allow you to release at the longest possible draw.  Puts everything in alignment.

Bowmania

[BWD]

No reason to shorten them, unless you really just want to mess around with them and see if you can make them fly poorly.  

[Sambar]

i shortened my form as i was locking my bow arm strait and not having a slight bend it the elbow witch was giving me some massive hand shock on my hill bow, after i changed my stance to a little more open and put a slight bend in my elbow i was shooting alot more accurate and bow was much quieter. Thats how i shortened my draw as i was using poor form before.

[Northwest_Bowhunter]

Sambar, did your hand shock go away completely?

[Sambar]

yep all of it gone, its a much nicer bow to shot now.

[awbowman]

No reason to shorten arrow.   I shoot 25.5" and my arrows spined out at 29 1/2".

The only reason to shorten your arrows is if you want more BH weight.

If one looks at Hill you can see that his arm is bent.  I always say that if it worked for him, it can work for me in a shorter form.  I at the advice from John Schulz went from 27" to 26", it was the exactly right thing to do.  one can also say that Hill shortened his draw to get his arrows to fly.  If that form makes the shot work better, arrow spine or not, it is an improvement in accuracy.  I find that extra long arrows are harder to get out of a back quiver.  With wood arrows, the extra length can add a variable guess as to what spine would work best out of longbow.  I find that with cedars I get my best arrow flight with the the minimum length arrows.