Draw length
#1
Draw length
I have a question about draw length. I did a search but the posts didn't answer my questions excatly, so here's my questions.
#1 what is the valley exactly ?
#2 what does the valley feel like ?if you draw is a little two short or two long ?
#3 sometimes when I shoot if I relax just a bit I feel the cams move and I have to pull back into place a little, Is this the valley ? does this mean my draw is two long or short ?
#1 what is the valley exactly ?
#2 what does the valley feel like ?if you draw is a little two short or two long ?
#3 sometimes when I shoot if I relax just a bit I feel the cams move and I have to pull back into place a little, Is this the valley ? does this mean my draw is two long or short ?
#2
RE: Draw length
It differs from cam to cam. The valley is the end of the draw cycle right before you hit the wall or end of the draw cycle. A bigger valley will allow you to let down a little bit before the cam wants to rip your arm off, whereas with a small valley if you let off the wall just a little bit, the bow will let down almost immediately.
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RE: Draw length
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I have a question about draw length. I did a search but the posts didn't answer my questions excatly, so here's my questions.
#1 what is the valley exactly ?
I have a question about draw length. I did a search but the posts didn't answer my questions excatly, so here's my questions.
#1 what is the valley exactly ?
the valley is the low spot in the draw cycle, how "wide" it is depends on the cam, generally speaking the faster bows have a very small/narrow valley. As you draw the bow, the force required to draw back climbs up to the peak weight, then stays there for a bit, then drops off into the valley where it gets easier to pull back (this is when the cams roll-over). The valley is that spot where it's very easy to hold back. A bow with a wide valley (hard to find now) generally will feel "soft" there, meaning you can actually pull further back and let up a little without the string trying to jerk your arm off. Most bows now have a narrow valley and a firm backwall, so as you drop off in weight, you quickly hit a "wall" where the bow won't draw back further. This is shooting off the wall and is how most bows should be shot nowadays.
#2 what does the valley feel like ?if you draw is a little two short or two long ?
#3 sometimes when I shoot if I relax just a bit I feel the cams move and I have to pull back into place a little, Is this the valley ? does this mean my draw is two long or short ?
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