Draw Length Poll?

[Hillbilly]

Justin, I measure mine to the back of the bow, I thought that was the usual method.

[DanaM]

Justin, I measure mine to the back of the bow, I thought that was the usual method.

Same here

[JackCrafty]

Yep, to the back of the bow.

[Jesse]

I draw 27- 27 1/2 but I can draw 32 with the same anchor point. 27 is just were it feels the most comfortable. I also measure from the string to the back of the bow.

[Kegan]

Back of the bow, little onto the knuckle.

[Pat B]

From the arrow nock to the back of the bow, at full draw, is the draw length...less the point.

[Justin Snyder]

Justin, I measure mine to the back of the bow, I thought that was the usual method.

You are right Steve. In fact, I thought that it was the written standard. However, I have seen a lot measure to the grip.

[Ryano]

27" 

[david w.]

depends on bow 26-28  some bows I can draw alot longer.  Wieght and l;ength of the bow have alot to do with it for me.

I can draw a 70" ntn bow farther than a 66" ntn bow because the draw is smoother

[youngbowyer]

I'm a warbow archer so i draw to the ear which is 27 in for me. And I am also 11 so my arm ain't that long

[backgardenbowyer]

I make my arrows 27.5" from the inside of the nock to the begining of the pile - but when shooting without a rest I am drawing the arrow until I feel the edge of the pile on my bow hand first finger which is of course in front of the bow so 27" max measured to the bow back.  With a recurve and arrow rest I draw a bit more.  If I draw any further it leads to straightening my bow arm too much or my string hand being pushed outwards away from my face on loosing and then it all goes wrong!  For roving marks and flight shooting I can draw 29.5" but this is a wholly different technique.

Thanks for the survey I agree with the findings - most of us don't draw 28" with a primitive bow.

Stan

[Kyle]

I fall into the "magical 28" category it used to be 27" but I just had to hunch up  too much to be comfortable shooting
-Kyle

[Marc St Louis]

my draw is 28 most of the time... when i have a big bull elk in front of me I have been known to draw 36... Hawk 

Ah, so that is what happened to that Rosewood bow 

I draw 28"

[ricktrojanowski]

I measure from the back of the bow to the nock of the arrow.

[Hickoryswitch]

I draw 26 to 26 and a half. Which is kinda odd considerin I'm almost six two. I step into the shot alot and keep my bow arm rather bent. I don't help my accuracy any but it feels comfortable. I'm sure I look like the hunch back of notre dame when I shoot.