You guys are wrong. Short stringing a bow will definitely make the drawlength shorter. And the poundage will go down, not up. Yes it does change the specs of the bow, but so what? I don't think I've ever had a bow come out of the box with the exact specs advertised. And I know the reasons why.

Mic, what kind of bow is it anyway? If you need to shorten the bow an inch to make it shootable for you then I'd just do it. Maybe you can't afford to buy another cam and rigging, or a new bow. It's really not going to hurt anything. You will most likely drop between 5 and 10# of peak weight.

I work in a shop where we give total service. There have been times when, due to economics or whatever, I've taken old bows and short-strung them as much as 2" to make them fit a youngster or someone who just doesn't have money to do better. Yeh, it's not the best solution, but it works well enough for the guy forking over the money.