RE: short traditional bows
I shoot a 46" bow most of the time now. It's no harder to shoot than my 56" & 62 recurves. You just got to work at it from the begining. Same as any bow lots of practice and a good set up.
That said not eveyone likes or enjoys shooting short bows. It's like everthing else. It's what you like and can shoot best.
Bodkin.