as far as longbows, I've shot a few "shorties" and didnt like a single one of them. Including some high end as well as some regular "name brand" models. I dont have a monkey draw like Chad does though I am a bit longer the Brunners 20" draw hehe.

Dunno about the tight spots as I havent had a real problem with it at all. Including treestands and tons of spot and stalking (my normal mode of hunting), along with sitting flat on my fanny, cross legged and managing to hit full draw and shoot my first stickbow buck right through the heart. All of it done with a 68" longbow. It wasnt to long ago I was shooting a 62" bob lee recurve and loved it also. My only problem was bow quivers in the brush.

I usually shoot with a backquiver for small gaming and target/3d practice and shoots. I hunt currently with a side stalker quiver made by jack bowyers and absolutely love it. Where weight counts I drop back to my strap on great northern LB quiver slung over my shoulder as asbell does with his nifty quiver. A friend of mine showed me this back in 95 time frame with a cheap old bear quiver. its one helluva concept and you can move it as needed for the brush. Not to mention its super light completely outta the way in a awkward tree, and completely adjustable to your needs at the time being. The only down fall is when you have to crawl on flat wide open ground, NOTHING beats a bow quiver in that situation.

Not trying to downplay short bows, just dont likem and have found ways to deal with to completely not even notice I am carry a long stick around (including one 70" john dodge longbow called...the thin horn ram.