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Old 04-26-2005 | 07:58 PM
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BeltedMag
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Default question on axle to axle length

I have always heard that the longer a bow is axle to axle the more forgiving and accurate it is. From my experiences this has pretty much been true. The most accurate bow i ever owned was a 41 inch Martin Firecat. My 36 inch PSE doenst shoot nearly as accurately. Hopefully i will be buying a new bow this fall. Im at that point in my bowhunting life that i dont care about speed, i just want something accurate, forgiving, and easy to shoot. My next bow will max out at 60 pounds, im tired of pulled 70 plus. So far i have it narrowed down to two bows, the Mathews Ovation and the Bowtech Independence, both are 40 inches with a 7-8 inch brace height. The problem is i also like several of the 33 and 34 inch bows i looked at. So how much diffrence will 6 or 7 inches make on accuracy? I have heard that with todays parrellel limb bows axle to axle doesnt matter as much since the riser is really long and the liimbs are parrallel. Is this true? Will a 33-34 inch bow shoot as accurately as a 40? Thanks for any help you can give me.

Dave
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