From: buckhorn70
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Date: 20-Jan-18 |
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Is there a standard/recomendation for the length of a bow in relation to a persons given draw length?
If So...Is it different from with a recurve and longbow?
Thx in advance!
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From: Orion
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Date: 20-Jan-18 |
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Some builders list a range of draw lengths for different bow lengths, but these aren't transferable from one maker/design to another. Generally, for any given draw length, an appropriate length longbow will be longer than a recurve. Hybrids are usually somewhere in the middle.
Over the years, I've developed parameters that work well for me, but they may not work for others.
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From: slade
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Date: 20-Jan-18 |
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I prefer 68" or longer recurves and longbows, just like the way they feel when drawn 32". I have had and still own some great shooting 66", just prefer the longer bows.
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From: GF
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Date: 20-Jan-18 |
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I would think the only universally applicable relationship between the two is that the shorter your DL, the less it matters.
FWIW....
The native Greenlanders built kayaks based on the paddler; length = 3X paddler’s height, and beam = the width of his hips plus a fist on each side.
Pretty sure the Olde Schoole recommendation was that a longbow (or at least a Proper English Longbow) should be the same length as the height of its owner, but those weren’t glass-laminated, so to the extent that the length recommendation was just a way to break fewer bows....
I do have one non-recurve bow that’s as long as I am tall, and that seems to be my limit; the string angle is wonderfully pinch-free, but it gives me a hair less clearance for bulkier clothing. That one’s a 64”; with my 62” LB and recurves, I never noticed it before.
So unless you’re like Slade (who is evidently part Pterodactyl), I wouldn’t worry about it. There may be a rule of thumb floating around out there that says you should avoid anything shorter than 2X your DL, but there are definitely bows out here designed specifically as exceptions to that....
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From: fdp
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Date: 20-Jan-18 |
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Yep..lots of variables in that simple question. Longer bows don't necessarily have any more working limb length then a bow 3 or more inches shorter.
I have a 58" Pearson that has 19" working limbs. Working limb length is measured from the end of the fade out to the string nock.
That's the same amount of working limb as the limbs on my 66" ILF bow.
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From: longbowguy
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Date: 20-Jan-18 |
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Here is a test from looking a many old photos when most bows were longbows. A lot of those old boys posed with a bow tip on their boot and their palm on the other tip. Usually you could see their eyes beneath their palm. I have checked that by looking at longbowmen at recent events and it seems to work well for the top hands. The short bow boys mostly do not score as well and they often draw short of their faces. Often they lean in toward the bow as well.
Now some of those boys shoot very well at short hunting ranges and eat a lot of venison. But mostly longer is better. - lbg
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From: Bentstick54
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Date: 20-Jan-18 |
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I know of no standard correlation between the two because there are too many variables. Like said above working limb length, amount of recurves, amount of R/D in design, you can go on and on. String angle will be one of the biggest issues, if the bow is a well designed bow. When I was in my teens I shot a 52" Browning Nomad Stalker with a 31" draw. Talk about finger pinch. It can be done but it's much easier to shoot a longer bow with less finger pinch for sure. I would say it's just personal preference after that.
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From: Longtrad
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Date: 20-Jan-18 |
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it has to do with making sure you are drawing the bow back enough to get into its "powerstroke" more than it is about length since designs will vary. this is more something people with shorter draw lengths need to worry about IMO
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From: 2 bears
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Date: 21-Jan-18 |
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Yes design matters. Short riser long limbs and vice versa. It is best to talk to the bowyer. Big Jim posted not long ago. " He hated to see someone with a short draw-I believe he used 26" order a longer bow then complain it was slow when they were not even drawing in to power of the limbs." The other way you get into stacking and finger pinch. Most all Bowyers specify bow lengths for a range of draw lengths.>>>----> Ken
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From: camodave
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Date: 21-Jan-18 |
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I was shooting my 52 inch Kodiak Magnum today for the first time in a long time. I shoot it at between 29 and 30 inches. I am a firm believer that bow length as it relates to draw length is completely personal preference. I have bows that vary from those 52 inches to a couple that are 69 inches.
DDave
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From: ca
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Date: 21-Jan-18 |
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Depends mostly on design of the specific bow. We still have to deal with the laws of physics.
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From: GF
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Date: 21-Jan-18 |
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“He hated to see someone with a short draw-I believe he used 26" order a longer bow then complain it was slow when they were not even drawing in to power of the limbs."
And on the other hand, Larry built a bow that set a flight record at #50.... and another record when “short-drawn” to just #35.
So, yeah.... all about the design... depending on the design. LOL
One thing I’d venture a guess on.... the heavier the arrow, the more important it probably is to have a longer DL to develop some velocity.
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