ORIGINAL: newman1
Hey BG, what bows specifically are you talking about?Maybe the fact that the longer ata bow has less reflex makes it more forgiving,than the shorter ata bow with less brace height..Just an observation.Maybe i am wrong.
The longer bow is a Martin Slayr. It has about 3 1/4" of reflex, thus the short brace height. The other one is my new hunting bow, a ShadowCat SE with the Nitrous X system on it. The reflex on this one is about 3/4", but it has a brace height of 9 3/8".
Because of the longer ATA and being heavy (it been referred to as an I-beam with wheels) the SlayR still shoots more consistently (I hate the word accurate) than the Cat, although I shoot about 3" groups at 40 yards regularly with the Cat. It's not in the rest as both have drop-aways on them. Both have 12" stabilizers. Same cams and same drawlength.
I've been shooting these compound bows for over 30 years and been able to figure things out a little. Especially since my favorite part of archery is tearing these thing down, and tweaking them till there is nothing left to get out of them.