Brace height is the second thing I look at when selecting a compound, right after axle to axle length. I won' t even look twice at a bow that' s less than 40" long or with less than 8" brace. Antler Eater is dead on the money when he says short brace bows cause problems for long draw shooters. Even an 8" brace gives me a 25.5" power stroke, and that' s a long way for an arrow to travel when attatched to the string. Lots of room for form bobbles to screw things up. The sooner I can get the arrow off the string, the better I like it. It simplifies tuning and it greatly improves my accuracy.

6" brace height is for smurfs. [>:]