Brace Height Question

midwestxpress · 01-30-2003, 07:31 PM

What is your perfect brace height for a hunting bow? Or what is the lowest you would go?

Toby from MO · 01-30-2003, 08:05 PM

I currently hunt with an Ultra Max at 6 1/8". I have no complaints as I shoot the bow very well. I would like to take advantage of the 7" and over bows, their speeds are really on the climb.

dick_cress · 01-30-2003, 08:44 PM

Mathews 'FX' at 7 1/2" It's great and shoots even better.

Bowhunter

DaveC · 01-30-2003, 09:24 PM

The owner of Diamond bows told me (during our only conversation) that the measured brace height can be deceiving as some bows string will travel further past the starting point than others during the shooting cycle. That's not verbatum (sp?), but by the end of the conversation I knew what he was getting at.
With 2 bows of equal brace height one could slap your wrist when the other does not.
Me personally, I would start with a bow with at least 7" and go up from there. Some manufactures offer bows with 8" brace height and above 300 IBO speed. Diamond and Renagade both have one.