RE: Short hunting bow
I have a new Checkmate 56" Hunter TD 50#@28" that fits your description. I got a deer with it a couple weeks ago from a treestand and maneuverabilty is just as good as you may have thought it is. I also have a 60" Owen Jeffery Royal Magnum Hunter 58#@28" that handles well too. I just bought a 64" Byron Ferguson Patriot Longbow 55#@28" on Ebay that hasn't arrived yet...I'll find out shortly how the handling is on it. Just can't have too many "good handling" bows you know...
:~)