Your draw length?

[graybark uk]

my draw is just shy of 29" & I like bows in the mid 50#s I shoot 3d all the time & hunt when I can but don't like going up & down in weight so I shoot the same weight bows for both

[damascusdave]

I draw between 29 and 31 inches depending on bow and draw weight...I can shoot about 55 pounds left handed and about 65 pounds right handed...not all bows gain a lot between 28 and even 31 inches...I have bows that gain not much over 2 pounds per inch over that range...I also have a Kodiak Magnum that gains 10 pounds between 28 and 30 inches...it all depends on the individual bow...there is not way to tell until you try it

DDave

[damascusdave]

I have probably bought 40 used bows...never been a problem for me...I knew the K Mag was going to stack so I bought a weight I knew I could handle

DDave

[stagetek]

30.5 maybe a touch more. Prefer bows 60-64" and 47-52 lbs.

[BIG GAME]

I currently draw 30" but am adapting the Hill style of shooting and will see if it affects my DL

[northener]

I draw 31 1/2 prefer bows in the 48 - 52 lb

[Wudstix]

27 3/8"; 63, 66 longbows and 65# recurve.
     

[Arctic Hunter]

55-57#@ my 30" draw is what I prefer. Too heavy and I can't control it, too light and it makes my release suffer.

[IronJohn]

My draw is 26.5" Like my bows between 30-40#...IJ

[akaboomer]

My draw length, last time I measured, is 29 3/4". I don't currently own but one bow, it's been my perfect bow for over 10 years. It's exactly, when the brace height is dead on, 53#@28 and 58# @ 29 3/4". I am hoping to add another bow in the future but every time I do it just doesn't get shot much and I sell it because I cannot justify having a great bow that doesn't see the light of day.

Chris

[Cyclic-Rivers]

Ken,  I think you are right on about how the used bow market is best for people with average draw lengths and shoot average weights.

The same isn't true for an average size guy walking into goodwill looking for a  pair of blue jeans    

[Chain2]

55 @ 31"

I drew well over 28" with my target bows and hunting bows set up like a target bow, but I could not shoot up hill without losing my form and my balance. I shoot 26" left hand and a bit over that right with longbows. I could stretch it to over 28", but my garage is not wide enough for me to it if I do that.

[dbd870]

Really surprised at all the 29+ lengths. At 28.5 I figured I'd be right in the middle of the pack?

[Gooserbat]

Typically a bit over 30"  I stick with stuff between 52-56 #

[DeCurry]

29" draw length; heaviest bows are both 60" in length and 60 lbs. at 28" draw length.

[longbowman]

I draw almost exactly 27".  All of my bows are 70-80# at 27" measured to the front of the riser, not AMO measurements.  Like Jacques, I'm 61 and right now am comfortable with those weights but will probably have to drop eventually when I get old.

[Sam McMichael]

25" Light draw or heavy doesn't seem to matter.

[Caughtandhobble]

My longbows are 66" 48@28" but I stretch them out to 29.5. My Journeyman recurve is 62" 50@28 but it feels much lighter.

[DaveT1963]

Dang some of you must be really tall.  At 5' 10" I draw 27.5 inches with most longbows.