Draw Length Question - longbow vs compound

PastorHunter · 09-29-2007, 06:10 PM

My question is, is your draw length different on a longbow or recurve than it is on a compound.
It seems like most people shooting trad have shorter draw lengths than those shooting compound, but it may be my imagination.
I have a compound, and my dl is 28.
I am about to make a longbow, but will my dl be the same?

PAstew · 09-29-2007, 07:11 PM

Yes, they are shorter. One, because the riser on a compound is much larger than most traditional bows. Second, drawing a trad bow has no let off so most people starting out don't extend their bow arm as much or come to a complete anchor.

Wingbone · 09-29-2007, 07:16 PM

Your draw length will be an inch or so shorter with recurve or longbow. With a compound my draw length is 30", with a recurve it's 29". However that's with fingers. I guess I don't know how the use of a releasefigures into the compound number.

Redneck Bowhunter · 09-30-2007, 05:07 PM

I was told that you would lose about an inch or so from a recurve and up to 4 inches for a longbow. Whether there is any truth in that or not I don't know. But, I did lose about an inch when I whot my friends hunting recurve.

BobCo19-65 · 10-01-2007, 06:30 AM

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ORIGINAL: PastorHunter

My question is, is your draw length different on a longbow or recurve than it is on a compound.
It seems like most people shooting trad have shorter draw lengths than those shooting compound, but it may be my imagination.
I have a compound, and my dl is 28.
I am about to make a longbow, but will my dl be the same?

In general, expect to loose about 1 1/2" when moving from compound to traditioanal.

LBR · 10-01-2007, 06:38 AM

A lot of people do, but it's not set in stone--it's going to depend on a lot of variables.

Where you anchor, whether or not you used a release aid and/or loop with your compound, draw weight, grip style between the two, etc. etc. etc.

Chad

Schultzy · 10-02-2007, 09:17 AM

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ORIGINAL: Redneck Bowhunter

I was told that you would lose about an inch or so from a recurve and up to 4 inches for a longbow. Whether there is any truth in that or not I don't know. But, I did lose about an inch when I whot my friends hunting recurve.

When you switch from compound to traditional you will loose about an inch or so in draw length.

blackwidowbowman · 10-03-2007, 03:20 PM

I must confess, I lost about an inch and one half for the first two years. I now have the same draw length as I had when I shot a compound. Like stated above, it is not etched in stone.....