Axil to axil is critical to me , can't shoot a short bow worth a darn . A bow with around 38 - 40 inches works nice for me . Something else is balence , by adjusting weight between front and back stabilizer holes a bow will hold vastly diferant for me , front heavy is a nono for me , a bow that just sits in my hand after the shot works well . Most bows are front heavy , and then we stick a stabilizer up front and it falls forward after the shot . Bace height on the other hand seems not to be a big deal , I can shoot a 6" brace bow well , as long as the other qualitys aply . Im sure everyone is diferant , some guys shoot short bows well , and others like a bow that tilts forward at the shot .

Oh and #5 = love a twin cam , or hybred , Im done with singel cams .