| From: dr22shooter
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| Date: 17-Aug-18 |
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just some questions about bows years ago had a bear c wood handle 50 lbs with long black limbs, bow just never seem to shoot worth a dime, just didn,t have it-- later shot lot of 60 in bows mostly bear wood and metal these seem to perform a lot better herd all my life that a longer bow will be smoother and easier to shoot talking about recurve not long bow-- how will a 62 perform or a 64 inch in same bow is there a point where you start to lose performance almost has to be any thoughts dr
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| From: Viper
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| Date: 17-Aug-18 |
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dr22 -
They actually did shoot pretty well. Too many people did too well with them to really debate it. Draw length is a factor and so was the tune. As with a lot of target bows of that time, the longer limbs on a longer riser (C+#3) were on the noodlely side, even at 50#. That took a little getting used too. I know the Mag C risers were only rated to 45#, not sure the limit on the wood. Never went over 40# on mine.
Shorter bows will always have a snappier feel, and given the same design will shoot a little faster out of a shooting machine. However, we're not shooting machine and that's were bow length:draw length factors in. So, yeah, everything else being equal, shooter will "perform" better, speed wise, but may not shoot better score wise.
Viper out.
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| From: George D. Stout
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| Date: 17-Aug-18 |
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If you are 4'8" tall and shoot a 75" recurve your performance may suffer, but likely not with most folks and most bows. The performance is in the limbs, and some 70" target bows have shorter working limbs than a 62" recurve. Being able to hit your target is more important.
By the way, the C riser with long black limbs was no dog. I don't know what you shot out of it but that bow would be very ample as far as performance goes. It wasn't the bow, is what I'm saying. The C-riser with long limbs is what Victor Berger used to shoot a 599 out of 600 in a PAA round...and an 899 out of 900. So let's say it's a fairly accurate bow as well.
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| From: George D. Stout
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| Date: 17-Aug-18 |
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Actually Berger shot back to back 600's (perfect stores) then a 599 on the third one.
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| From: dr22shooter
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| Date: 17-Aug-18 |
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mine was the wood c handle to many years to know limb length but just did not seem to spunky if buying a new bow with a draw length of app 28 how long recurve would you think about getting 60-62- or 64 dr
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| From: fdp
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| Date: 17-Aug-18 |
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It's pretty common for folks to perceive that a bow that draws smoother and shoots smoother doesn't perform as well as a shorter bow.
You see it all the time, when in fact as a rule you shoot them through a chronograph and there is little difference, or the longer bow actually shoot faster,
Shorter bows increase string angle. String angle decreases performance.
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| From: Orion
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| Date: 17-Aug-18 |
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To answer your question. I like a 60-inch recurve for a 28-inch draw, though 62 and 64 inches will also work nicely.
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| From: camodave
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| Date: 18-Aug-18 |
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No.
DDave
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| From: Will tell
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| Date: 18-Aug-18 |
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I'm not much with the tech language but I'm shooting a 58 " hybrid longbow, a 62" and a 64" regular longbow. I'm shooting the same arrow out of all three bows. I'm really surprised but the 58" hybrid is shooting faster and flatter than the other bows. The really surprising thing is the hybrid is 38# and the other bows are 40# and 44#. Don't ask me why because I don't have the slightest idea why. Same arrow and same anchor. Go figure. Guess which one I'm taking hunting.
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