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Old 08-22-2009 | 06:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Greg / MO
And this simple sentence gets at the crux of everything discussed here and nails it so simply...

To keep HIS draw length the SAME, he'll have to change the BOW'S draw length. Voila. Simple as simple can be.
My opinion differs. Is that allowed? If not let me know, because it sure seems like a select few people are allowed to have an opinion here.

At some point in this theory the BOW's draw length HAS to be too long, and at some point it HAS to be too short for a person's structure. Our arm length does not change and the distance from the end of that arm and the eyes nose and mouth will not change. If that is the case, doesn't it stand to reason that there is a medium that is neither too long or too short? At some point the bowstring has to be so far past a person's nose that he has to turn backwards. At some point the bowstring has to be so far in front the shooter has to lean into the string. Don't you think there is a perfect medium that allows the shooter to bring the string back a median distance that allows him to maintain vertical alignment without reaching, turning, or leaning?

Another equation. A person is shooting a 28" bow with a 1" d loop and uses a long release which adds another 1" to the anchor position of his hand. The bow perfectly touches the shooters nose and this setup allows for good form and arm positioning. According to your theory, if he decided to get rid of the loop and shoot a shorter release he would have to shoot closer to a 29.5-30" draw length bow. Is that right? Correct me if I'm stating your theory wrong. Would the string not be 1.5-2" behind his nose and the point at which he had good form? Yes his arm position might be correct, I'll give you that, but there is no way to correct the string's position in relation to the face. According to this reasoning the measurements of our body must adapt to the measurement of the accessories we put on our string instead of adapting the accessories (the loop in my theory) on the string to match the measurement's of our body.
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