Brace height and performance

[rbcorbitt]

Okay, I need some help from you more experienced shooters out there.

What effect does a higher brace height have on bow performance?

Also, can slight adjustments in brace height be used to fine tune left/right arrow flight?

Thanks!

[njloco]

You will probably get more responses on the shooters forum.

[Swamp Yankee]

Generally speaking, a higher brace height will quiet a bow with some minor reduction in performance.  Because a higher brace height does slightly reduce the amount of power delivered to the arrow, it effectively slightly increases it's dynamic spine.  Therefore, brace height adjustment can be used to fine tune arrow flight.  Once you are tuned (straight arrow flight) left or right becomes a function of aiming.
I only adjust brace height to find a bow's sweet spot in terms of quietness and leave it there; then tune the arrow, arrow plate and nocking point for best straight flight.

[Jim Wright]

It is my experience that increasing a bow's brace height softens arrow spine very slightly and lowering brace very slightly stiffens it. Again, the effect is slight and you still have to select the proper spine range for your arrows. I use brace height change to fine-tune and stay within the bowyers reccomended brace height range.

[Looper]

I agree with Jim. If you are a right-handed shooter, raising the brace height will move your impact point to the right. Lowering it will move the impact point left. It is effectively the same as adjusting the thickness of the side plate. It really is for fine-tuning, though. Each bow will have a small range, maybe 1/2" or so, of brace height to play with.

[hvyhitter]

brace height is what I use to do my final fine tuning for broadheads...........

[Sirius Black]

I'm with Jim and Looper.