I have Martin Super Diablo. It's a Martin (not a Damon Howatt) and it's Super Diablo. It's built just like the Dreamcatcher, but it says Super Diablo on it rather than Dreamcatcher. My guess is it's early 90s.

Does anyone know the recommended brace height? I looked at the Martin catalogues and found the 2007 Dreamcatchers had a recommended brace height of 7 1/4 to 8 inches. Before 2007, it was 8 1/4 to 9 inches.

Does anyone have any guidance beyond this?

Mine is about 7 1/2 inches. I have the exact same bow and it shoots great.

i have a dreamcatcher and it seems to like the 7 3/4 to 8.0 inches best.

My Martin Super Diablo likes 7 5/8"-8" Great bow too!

I should probably add that I shoot split finger and begin with the noc 1/2 inch above the arrow rest. Not sure if that changes the analysis

As with ANY bow, if you install an AMO-length string as per marked on bow itself, such a string will place bow within its' design brace RANGE. That is the ONLY reason for such length marking on bow. The Ideal brace height for each archers' individual shooting & release style, personnal draw length & draw weight with that bow, & the arrow shaft stiffness shot from the bow will have to be self-determined by the archer if consistant accuracy is desired (& it should be); all it takes is flinging a few arrows which should also be FUN rather than considered as Drudge work. Alter the brace height via twists to the string.

You will probably find 7 5/8"- 7 3/4" ideal for brace height.

You state the bow is a Martin, and NOT a Damon Howatt? Your statement would lead one to think a Howatt is inferior to a Martin in some way. Nothing could be further from the truth. Martin Archery acquired The Howatt Plant in 1976, and the bows were badged Damon Howatt until some time in the mid to late 90's. The fact is that bow is a Howatt regardless of what you may think, crafted by the same hands that had been building Damon Howatt bows for many years. Some of those hands may still be producing bows.

Fortunately the Martin family saw fit to allow the factory to continue as it was under the management of Larry Hatfield. To this day they produce some of the finest in the industry. They aren't exactly a "mass production" line, more along the lines of "custom production". Larry Hatfield is a wealth of knowledge, not only on Howatt/Martin bows but on archery in general

That's in fact false. Nothing about that statement infers Martin or Howatt is inferior to the other. Something must be wrong with you that you read that into the description.

Emphasizing that it's a Martin simply clarifies the bow, which might or might not have a different brace height than the latter Howatt Super Diablos or the early Martin Dreamcatcher, which was the point of the original post.

There is nothing wrong with me. Perhaps you were just trying to clarify that it was marked Martin and was made after the Damon Howatt badge had been phased out. The fact remains that your bow was made by Howatt. Perhaps I misinterpreted your statement by the way you wrote it.

I have a Super Diablo for sale if anyone is interested. 60#@28. I can't shoot it to save my life.

Smokey, only if it is a Howatt and not a Martin....as they are inferior to them. Sorry guys....couldn't resist....lighten up! :-) Regards.

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