drawlength


i talk to a lot of hunters during the week by pm, email, and on the phone, customers from all over the world. one thing that comes up all the time is fellows w/ priorities on bow tuning a little out of whack. i want to say that draw length supercedes cam timing, and a lot of folks think its the other way around. not too many of us are an exact 29" draw, or an exact 28.5" draw. most of us will fall somewhere in the middle. you can't adjust the front of the bow with a loop. no matter how long or short your loop is, it won't change the way the front of the bow fits you, only the back of the bow. to get the front of the bow to fit you perfectly, its generally necessary to do some tweeking of the string or cable. this will kick your cam out of its 'optimal' position, but not by much. lets say to get the front of the bow to fit just right you need a 28 7/8" draw - easiest place to start is w/ a 29" bow and take a few twists out of the cable or put some in the string - or both - changing your ata a bit and your cams position. this is waaaaaay more important than your ata or cam timing. len is dropping a lot of hints about hunting form vs target form, and i wish i knew more about hunting formfrom him, but to get intoeither form - the bow has to be just right - you can't do it w/out a bow that fits. anyway, i'm up early - i cut up a locust tree that had poison ivy on it and my eyes are almost swollen shut, and i have some time to sit here- so i thought i'd type this out.