Draw Length Question - longbow vs compound
09-29-2007, 07:10 PM
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Fork Horn
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Draw Length Question - longbow vs compound
My question is, is your draw length different on a longbow or recurve than it is on a compound.
It seems like most people shooting trad have shorter draw lengths than those shooting compound, but it may be my imagination.
I have a compound, and my dl is 28.
I am about to make a longbow, but will my dl be the same?
It seems like most people shooting trad have shorter draw lengths than those shooting compound, but it may be my imagination.
I have a compound, and my dl is 28.
I am about to make a longbow, but will my dl be the same?
09-29-2007, 08:11 PM
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RE: Draw Length Question - longbow vs compound
Yes, they are shorter. One, because the riser on a compound is much larger than most traditional bows. Second, drawing a trad bow has no let off so most people starting out don't extend their bow arm as much or come to a complete anchor.
09-29-2007, 08:16 PM
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Nontypical Buck
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RE: Draw Length Question - longbow vs compound
Your draw length will be an inch or so shorter with recurve or longbow. With a compound my draw length is 30", with a recurve it's 29". However that's with fingers. I guess I don't know how the use of a releasefigures into the compound number.
09-30-2007, 06:07 PM
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RE: Draw Length Question - longbow vs compound
I was told that you would lose about an inch or so from a recurve and up to 4 inches for a longbow. Whether there is any truth in that or not I don't know. But, I did lose about an inch when I whot my friends hunting recurve.
10-01-2007, 07:30 AM
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Giant Nontypical
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RE: Draw Length Question - longbow vs compound
ORIGINAL: PastorHunter
My question is, is your draw length different on a longbow or recurve than it is on a compound.
It seems like most people shooting trad have shorter draw lengths than those shooting compound, but it may be my imagination.
I have a compound, and my dl is 28.
I am about to make a longbow, but will my dl be the same?
My question is, is your draw length different on a longbow or recurve than it is on a compound.
It seems like most people shooting trad have shorter draw lengths than those shooting compound, but it may be my imagination.
I have a compound, and my dl is 28.
I am about to make a longbow, but will my dl be the same?
10-01-2007, 07:38 AM
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Boone & Crockett
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RE: Draw Length Question - longbow vs compound
A lot of people do, but it's not set in stone--it's going to depend on a lot of variables.
Where you anchor, whether or not you used a release aid and/or loop with your compound, draw weight, grip style between the two, etc. etc. etc.
Chad
Where you anchor, whether or not you used a release aid and/or loop with your compound, draw weight, grip style between the two, etc. etc. etc.
Chad
10-02-2007, 10:17 AM
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Giant Nontypical
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RE: Draw Length Question - longbow vs compound
ORIGINAL: Redneck Bowhunter
I was told that you would lose about an inch or so from a recurve and up to 4 inches for a longbow. Whether there is any truth in that or not I don't know. But, I did lose about an inch when I whot my friends hunting recurve.
I was told that you would lose about an inch or so from a recurve and up to 4 inches for a longbow. Whether there is any truth in that or not I don't know. But, I did lose about an inch when I whot my friends hunting recurve.
10-03-2007, 04:20 PM
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RE: Draw Length Question - longbow vs compound
I must confess, I lost about an inch and one half for the first two years. I now have the same draw length as I had when I shot a compound. Like stated above, it is not etched in stone.....
