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Coug,

HOW DARE YOU SPEAK IN SUCH A TONE ABOUT UNDERSIZED EQUIPMENT!!!! <img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle><img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>

THERE,...You know that's what you were after buddy!! LOL

I'm gonna speculate here,....but I've noticed allot of question's about bow's from you lately. Is there a reason? You've been saving some money haven't you!

I'm headed back in the direction of a more &quot;forgiving&quot; bow on my next purchase. I have an Ultra-Max and just don't seem to beable to get where I should be with it. Even though its 36&quot; long the 6 1/4&quot; Brace makes it a tricky bow to shoot IMO. Not that I shoot it bad,....just that I think I should be shooting better!!

I believe most of us that try the slightly unforgiving bows, eventually come back around and realize we really want the most accurate set-up possible. For those of you who shoot best with a shorter bow, more power to you. I wish I did. Confidence in your equiptment makes ALL the difference in the world.

Coug, I'm with ya on this one. I shoot a Darton Maverick at 38&quot; and love it. I tried to shoot a Hoyt Havoc but I wasn't as good with it. But now I feel that I could shoot with any bow as my form is much better now than when I was shopping for a new bow. In the hands of a good archer I don't really think there would be much if any difference in the two. But I don't want to go below 36&quot; for any of my bows.

Brian

I've found that most guys that are 28&quot; draw and under can shoot the shorter bows without as much problem as those of us that are 29&quot; or longer draw. Stands to reason if you think about it.

I did look hard at a PSE Stingray last yr., it was intriguing.

No Twang, I am not shopping for a bow. Happy with my Martin Cougar Magnum. I guess I should have started a poll on bow lengths. I agree that what works for one doesn't work for another person. Anyway I didn't get ripped too bad, I just wanted to hear people's experiences shooting shorter bows.

I was reading through the posts and noticed that Razorhunter was following the same thought process as I on this one...

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....except I would have finished it with....&quot;If your form is up to it then maybe a shorter brace height bow will work for you. But for me, anything less than 7 inches won't be sitting in my basement&quot; <img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>

YOU WONT GET RIPPED FROM ME EITHER,ALTHOUGH I DO SHOOT A Q2 AT 34&quot;.I DONT THINK THEYRE ANY MORE ACCURATE,I DO THINK YOU HAVE TO FOCUS MORE ON FORM.WHICH TO ME IS A WASTE OF TIME.I SHOOT PRETTY GOOD AND I DONT SHOOT 3D SO PERFECT FORM ISNT MY FIRST PRIORITY.SO IF ANYBODY GETS RIPPED ITLL PROBABLY BE ME FOR BASHING &quot;PERFECT FORM&quot;

Edited by - raktrakr on 01/28/2002 12:13:02

I won't rip you about perfect form bashing. In some 40 years of chasing critters with a bow, I can count on my fingers the number of times I've been able to take a hunting shot with perfect target shooting form. That's why I refuse to hunt with an unforgiving bow. Having said that, I'll add that if I can't hunt with a bow, I will not own that bow.