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skychief
Trad Bowhunter
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Shorter bow + longer draw = weakened limbs?
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September 07, 2014, 07:14:00 PM »
I have a 29" draw and have discovered a 56" recurve that I am shooting really well. It's a vintage bow for what it's worth.
A friend that has been shooting traditional for a looooong time told me that it's possible to weaken the bows limbs with my draw length.
What do ya think of this?
Thanks, Skychief.
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halfseminole
Trad Bowhunter
Posts: 958
Re: Shorter bow + longer draw = weakened limbs?
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September 07, 2014, 07:32:00 PM »
I shoot a horn bow with a length of around fifty inches. It will draw to 38". It doesn't seem to be getting weaker.
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skychief
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Re: Shorter bow + longer draw = weakened limbs?
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September 07, 2014, 10:56:00 PM »
Total bunk?
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KenH
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Re: Shorter bow + longer draw = weakened limbs?
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September 07, 2014, 11:09:00 PM »
If it's an all wood stave or board bow that has some age, it's possible that you would strain the wood enough to weaken the limbs. If you're talking about a vintage wood-glass composite or solid fiberglass bow, or a wood-horn-sinew composite like half-seminole and others shoot, then I think you're friend's leading you astray...
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Stump73
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Re: Shorter bow + longer draw = weakened limbs?
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September 08, 2014, 12:52:00 AM »
Halfseminole, you have a good 1ft 3in of draw over me, if you typed your draw length correct. Thats a long draw. Wow
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Scott E
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Re: Shorter bow + longer draw = weakened limbs?
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September 08, 2014, 08:21:00 AM »
That's his correct draw length and yes it is longer than most.
Bowyers will often post what the suggested maximum draw length is for a certain design. If you stay within those suggestions your bow will last a very very long time.
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damascusdave
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Re: Shorter bow + longer draw = weakened limbs?
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September 08, 2014, 09:54:00 AM »
It may be possible to weaken the limbs...that is why I only paid a couple of hundred bucks for this 52 inch Kodiak Magnum that I draw to 30 inches...gonna be sad if it blows up one day but there are more out there like it...and I doubt I will live long enough to do any damage to that bow...Bear built them to draw at least 30 inches
DDave
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Re: Shorter bow + longer draw = weakened limbs?
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September 08, 2014, 10:49:00 AM »
I have a 29" draw length and most of my bows are 56",my preferred bow length.I've been shooting one since 1972 and also have a 54" that I've been shooting since 1978.
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