Question on Brace Height and FPS

[Soilarch]

This is just a "theoretical" question. I still haven't even bought a trad bow yet. (Hopefully this will be the summer!)

Anyways, here it is:
If you increase the brace height you will ever so slightly increase the poundage...but you also shorten the length and the time that the string pushes on the arrow. So, does raising the brace height have a possitive or negative affect on arrow velocity? I do realize that other considerations are the focus when trying to find the proper B.H.

[LBR]

Pretty sure the increased cast (lower brace = increased cast) trumps the tiny bit of poundage you will get. That's why x-bows come so heavy in draw weight--they have such a short power stroke.

Chad

[Soilarch]

Ah, the crossbows, hadn't thought of that. Guess the problem's solved.