Short bows? really? don't you want more?

[Flying Dutchman]

@ river rat: I am also very curious to read what the advantages of a longer bow exactly are?

A sweet draw?
Less handshock?
More accuracy?
Less finger pinch?
More quiet?
Etc?

[riverrat 2]

Dutchman,congrats on being happy shooting a shorter bow. For me,I've already posted ALL the advantages length offers. As I re-read your above post...Looks like you have them all there. So that's MY opinion/experience anyhow. For me the shorter R/D's lack in a few of those paramount categories. And number 1 is finger pinch. 60" was tolerable on most I've owned if you didn't shoot more than 30 arrows. Less than that..the issue just got terrible for me. I also had consistency issue's as the length dropped. I wish that wasn't the case cause I've said farewell to some damn nice looking R/D bows with the best grips out there because of it.   rat'

[KentuckyTJ]

Originally posted by Michael Arnette:
Yea...Olympic archers don't understand the frustration of having a limb hit a treestand on release ruining a chip shot or scraping foliage and alerting game. Love short bows!

Agree with Michael.

I am a hunter not a target archer. All mine are 58". I have sold some great 60" bows because I kept banging the tips on everything. Haha. I have a 27" draw. If I had a 30" draw I may want a longer bow cut shorter bows suit me fine.

[Bill Turner]

62" is as low as I will go. 66" is my high end. The shorter bows are a little easier to deal with when shooting from my Waldrop Pack Seat. To each his own.  

[SquareHead]

Originally posted by Friend:
Providing quality shorter bows satisfies the desires of the many.

My own preference is but a whisper among the cries of the many.

We are most gifted to have a host of premium bows to select from that satisfy the desires of all.

Surviving as a bowyer is likely most challenging.
My hope resides with their continued success.

My sentiments exactly...

[Hoyt]

64" recurves for me.