Draw length and string loop?

[akaSharkey]

I recently bought a Bowtech Patriot shot it at the shop and all seemed ok. I got it home and the draw lenght seems too long. I put on a string loop. How much will that add? I had a Parker Hunter Mag before with a 30 inch draw and a loop and it was perfect, The Bowtech is set at 30 with a loop and it seems way to long I guess I will have to change out the modules.I guess the good news is I still have over a month and a half to get it right before the season starts. Thanks Sharkey

[PMantle]

Some people will tell you that you did not change the draw length. Of course this is just splitting hairs, but a loop does change your anchor point, and to your body, you have effectively changed the draw. How much depends on the length of the loop once it is in its final position. Because I have freakishly short arms, I get the local shop to tie my loop as short as can be done and I use those tiny nocks or magnocks, so that my rhino release barely fits inside. That way, I can shoot my normal draw without feeling like I have changed my anchor.