Hello guys its me again.

Is there any advantages to ordering a bow with the drawwieght you want at the drawlength you are. If you buy a 60#@28" and only draw 26" , its about 54#. If 50#-55# is what you want great. So is there adavantages to ordering on 55#@26" or should we just do the math and go with it?

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I was not looking for what draw weight I should get. I can confortabley shoot my 60# recurve all day accuratley. I was asking how someone should order a new bow. I have not ordered a custom yet but looking and hopefully if the wife lets me I will order one. Not that there is anything wrong with my C.M. hunter td.. So should I order one made for 26" draw or go with 28" and calculate the actual draw weight? What would the difference be? Thanks!

If you' re buying a custom bow, then you' re paying to have it custom made with a specific draw weight at a specific draw length. If you want it to be around 55# at 26" then that' s what you order. That' s the concept of it being custom-it' s custom made.

Brandan

If you order a bow with a measured weight at 28" , but truly have a short draw length such as 26" or an overly long draw such as 30" you may be doing yourself a disservice. A good custom bowyer will tailor his bow to your true draw length, by lengthening the riser and shortening the working limbs for a short draw to increase efficiency, and doing the opposite to increase efficiency and avoid stacking in an overly long draw. He might also recommend a different overall length based upon your draw.

I agree with Floxer. When I ordered my last 3 bows, I had it made with the poundage at my draw length, 29" . Both bowyers then worked the bow and the force draw curve to be optimized at my draw length range. I feel this greatly increases the dynamics and performance of the bow. One bowyer told me it was particullary important when someone had a short draw length.

I agree with Floxter and CT. The purpose of a custom bow is to be tailor made to your preferences (within reason of course). Actual draw weight/length is pretty much a standard service with most custom bows. You can also have a short inscription.

In fact, I ordered a ChekMate HunterII with personal specs and it arrived marked with the wrong draw weight/length. It was a great bow in all other respects, just had standard weight/length markings instead. The dealer I purchased through kept the mismarked bow and reordered from the bowyer to make sure I received the bow I ordered. Also, because of an associated delay, he reduced the price of the bow. That is what investing in a custom bow is about, personalized service. You can' t ask for more than that![:-]

Order the exact draw weight at the exact draw length you want. Any recurve bow is 99% close to the breaking point when at full draw. The recurve limb tips are designed to " open up" at full draw and to go beyond this point adds little efficiency to the bow but drawing under this point really takes away from the cast. While the average guy would probably never notice the effects of this I' m sure that when you draw a bow built for your length at your weight you' ll be amazed at how this feels compared to the normal stuff.

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