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Old 10-27-2006 | 08:23 AM
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AllenRead
 
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I'm one of the lucky ones and have had a little forminstruction from Len.

The biggest single form difference, for me, from target to hunting is the bow arm shoulder. With target you have light clothing and don't have to worry muchabout string clearance. You can move your shoulder closer to the arrow at full draw. This can give youa steadier sight picture and you can tune it to the least range of motion possible for you.

When we are hunting with heavier clothes, we have to consider string clearance. The bow arm shoulder has to be much further away from the arrow at full draw.

You are also making shots fromodd and changing positions. So youusuallyneed a bow with a shorter draw length for hunting than for target. For me, it's about 3/8". The shorter DL allows you to keep your anchor consistent without creeping or collapsing on the shot.

There is more to this, but I'll let Len address them when things slow down in the shop.

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