CherokeeWarrior

You did not say, so I have to ask. Do you have more than a casual experience with a stick bow and the tech aspects?

Regardless that your draw-length (draw-length or arrow length??) is 26", IMO a 56" bow is not a comfortable bow to shoot, especially when in the hands of someone whom has not shot recurves or longbows much.

As for Martin bows, I highly suspect that the draw-weight of all their "shelf" bows are based on a 28" draw. If you prefer a particular bow for price and other features but the DW is @28", there are a few tweaks you can do to get back some of the lost energy/speed.