To be honest I need to go back to a shop and re-measure. I got all set up on my bow 15 years ago and haven't measured again since. I usually take one of my old arrows in when I order new ones and have them cut that length. I was pretty certain it was 30" because of my anchor point being farther back than usual. I'm only 5'10" but I buy 34" sleeves. I'll double check for certain before I buy anything. As far as longbow, well, I just think the recurve looks so cool I'd rather shoot that.