Depends on the bow design, your draw length, what you plan to use it for, etc. etc. etc. For some people and uses, 52" is dandy. For others, 68" fits the bill.
Chad
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On the blind, depends on the blind size. The 60" martin x200 I used last fall was too long for the ameristep G-30 blind I have. Could only come to full draw in one position, no shot unless the deer just happened to be standing in that exact spot.
Got a 48" bear supermag to correct the problem
If you already have the blind, cut a 2x2 or section of pvc to the length you're considering and see if you have clearance simulating shot positions. Trim down until you do, then you can shop from there.
I always here short bows are too hard to shoot, but then you read that short bows are just as sweet with no stacking or finger pinch, like the short shrews, etc. My Supermag at 27" draw has no stacking or pinch, and seems just as easy to shoot as the longer Martin.
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"œNow then, get your weapons "” your quiver and bow "” and go out to the open country to hunt some wild game for me."
On average, my guess for a recurve would be 58"-60" (minimum, IMO), but again it depends on bow design and personal preferances. I hunt from a blind a lot and use a 68" longbow (Ameristep Penthouse blind). I have big hands and a longer draw, and I don't like to shoot short bows--I get a lot of finger pinch. The shortest bow I shoot is a 62" recurve, and I don't shoot it much. I guessfinger pinch issimilar to hand shock in that it depends on how much you notice it/how sensitive you are to it. There's no doubt you have a more extreme string angle with a shorter bow, and that's the cause of finger pinch.
'Course the average hunting shot is well under 20 yds, and you can get away with a lot more at close range than you can at longer distances. You are usually in a tighter spot when hunting also, which makes shorter bows more desireable. I rather just get a bigger blind.[8D]
Chad
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"We can have no '50-50' allegiance in this country. Either a man is an American and nothing else, or he is not an American at all."-- Theodore Roosevelt
A wise man's heart is at his right hand; but a fool's heart at his left. Ecclesiasties 10:2
The last four letters in American..........I Can
The last four letters in Republican........I Can
The last four letters in Democrats.........Rats
Ths isnt my first bow...Im shooting a 45 lb right now and I really want some more power.....if this means anything.....I can draw 75 pound compounds...
Good recurve length?
