I too am a big proponent of high brace heights. It has nothing to do with accuracy, but everything to do with forgiveness. Accuracy problems are, in general, tuning issues. Any given bow will be more forgiving with a higher brace height. For me, it is too difficult to compare bows of different makes and styles. Too many factors affect forgiveness to easily compare the effects of brace heights on different brands. I do know that if I' m putting torque on a bow, the shorter time the arrow is on the string, the less torque imparted to the arrow.

My biggest reason for wanting high brace heights is also sleeve clearance. Sure, under good conditions with a normal stance, the string may not hit a sleeve on a heavy jacket, but what about the shot where you' re leaning far to the right, with your upper tors twisted counterclockwise to the back side of a tree? If you' re forced to shoot with an extremely closed stance, then brace height will always be a concern. Persoanlly, I consider 7" a short brace height and 8" barely adequate. I' m probably spoiled from the days when everything I shot was 9" or more.

It is my belief that lots of hunters miss deer from hitting their sleeves, but aren' t even aware of it, under the excitement of a shot at an animal. Heck I know guys who hit their arms when wearing no sleeves and taking their preferred stance when shooting at a target. Imagine what an extra inch or two of clothing would do.