Short longbows, missing something?

[moleman]

Shot my 62" longbow today, without stellar results, so i went in, grabbed a 70"er, went back out and beat the crap out of my block target.
It may be a psychological thing, but for me the longer the better.
To me a longbow was designed to be long and anything under 66" is to short to accomplish the forgiving nature of the original longbow design.
Seems a lot of the forgiving nature of a long, longbow, is sacrificed by going to short.
Looking for your thoughts on the long and short of it?  

[Knawbone]

I think alot of it is what your used to shooting. If you shot your 62" as often as your longer bows you would find you could shoot it quite well. I do pref a longer bow myself, but can shoot shorter bows fairly well with consistant practice.

[Jason Kendall]

I shoot a 58" all the time and cant hit anything with a longer hill style bow. It's all in what feels right to the shooter. Some bows are designed to be short, some styles are not.

[bretto]

I've got a 56" bow made by Jason Kendall that I draw to 30" that I shoot as good as any bow I own.

bretto

[Overspined]

I'll shoot ALL of them

[Rob W.]

I'm shooting a 64" right now that is smooooth! I have to pay attention to the bottom limb in some hunting situations though.

I had a 54" that would put them in the vitals just the same with no limb worries.

Depends on the situation. If I'm looking for pressured deer in briar patch give me the short one and I will make it work. Stumping and early season longer is nice.

My Max length is 64" though. Fits behind the truck seat.

 :D

[champ38]

I shoot a my 56" Shrew better than my 64" Turkey Creek...even at distances from 30-50 yards. Shorter bows are more forgiving  

[dnovo]

It's a psychological thing with me. I can't consider anything under 64" a longbow. Thus I don't shoot them and don't care to shoot them. My bad!

[joe skipp]

I seem to shoot my 58" longbow better than a longer one. Probably more mental than anything else.

[Bob B.]

Moleman,

I suppoe it is more mental than anything.  However, I do believe longer can be more forgiving, especially with Hill style bows.  I shoot 68 inch bows better than my 66 even though there is little difference visually.  The draw and release have a much different feel as well, the longer being the smoother and easier on the joints.

Bob.

[medic77]

I shoot my 56" Centaur better than my 58" Centaur.  The longer the bow the more the string touches my chest.  The 56" clears away from my chest and I get a better release.

[JamesKerr]

I haven't shot that many really long bows but I know that a 62" hybrid just feels right to me.

[30coupe]

I'm more consistent with my 58" Kanati than I have been with longer bows. To be fair, though, I have put more arrows through it than any other bow I've had, but I can leave it hanging for weeks, pick it up, and still hit right where I'm pointing it.

[**DONOTDELETE**]

Originally posted by moleman:
Shot my 62" longbow today, without stellar results, so i went in, grabbed a 70"er, went back out and beat the crap out of my block target.
It may be a psychological thing, but for me the longer the better.
To me a longbow was designed to be long and anything under 66" is to short to accomplish the forgiving nature of the original longbow design.
Seems a lot of the forgiving nature of a long, longbow, is sacrificed by going to short.
Looking for your thoughts on the long and short of it?      

Have you got pictures of these two bows?

Forgiveness in a long bow shouldn't have anything to do with the length if it's designed to draw the same distance without stacking up....  

[longbowben]

The shorter the better for hunting.

[longbowben]

The longer the bow is gets in the way in a treestand.

[rastaman]

I shoot my 62 inches better than any of my shorter or longer longbows.

All of the bows I am currently shooting are 62". Just seems to be the best fit for me.

Bisch

[GRINCH]

I shoot 56-62 inch longbows,depending on the situation I practice with whateverbow I'm using don't notice much difference.

[centaur]

I agree with Ben that long bows are a hindrance in a tree stand; that being said, I shot one of my deer this year with my 68" Hill, out of a tree stand. I sure like the stability of a longer bow.