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12-08-2005 | 10:39 PM

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Len in Maryland

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RE: brace height, riser or ATA

Let's see if I can shed some light on a few questions.

First, Kevin relys on Merlin and triangles/quadrangles (I wish he'd get his angles right). I rely on Hoyt andcircles (the basis of atoms to the universe). You'll have to think about that one. I think it was BigJ12 who touched on this subject.

I will repeat again that I look at deflex/reflex design as a major criteria in selection of bows for me or my customers; but, it is not the only factor. For instance, if a customer is a newbie, I definitely will steer him/her away from any speed bow (high reflex). The next consideration for that customer would be draw length verses ATA and the last thing I consider (mostly because of how I teach form) is the brace height. If I can give any customer a higher BH without jeopardizing other criteria, I'll do it. Yes, I take things like BH and ATA into account when doing comparisons.

Again, machine and tournament shooting is totally different than hunting. Coincidentally, this is part of the subject of one of my seminars at the ATA Show this year. Some of the context has been slipped in here.

As far as the details of the years of testing that has been done, it would be unfair to some manufacturers to go into this detail. As far as the 37" and 38" ATA bows that I tested, they both had very similar cam configurations. The 37"ATA had higher BH and parallel limb design characteristics that many consider superior. But, the difference was real and can only be attributed to the large difference in deflex/reflex design. Andkeep in mind that my findingswere complimented by some of my customers with similar test criteria.

Quote: "...I have very limited experience with deflex riser bows." This is true of about 98% of the archery community - and it's a shame. We've been bombarded with bows designed for speed and this almost negates any deflex discussions. What I've been doing most of my testing on are bows in the 1.25 - 3.5".

Quote: "Bottom line is shoot what you like---I have 4 deer in the freezer,..."Got #15 this morning. Most of them went to the needy.

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