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Offline rileyconcrete

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Re: What do YOU consider a "short" bow?
« Reply #15 on: August 25, 2009, 03:25:31 pm »
Well I read alot about western indian bows.  I think they only drew to around 23", but most of their bows were sinew backed and about 36-50" long.  I am in the process of making a 40" bow right now and lets just say it is an experiment. I ll let you know.
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Offline cracker

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Re: What do YOU consider a "short" bow?
« Reply #16 on: August 25, 2009, 08:47:10 pm »
anything under 70 is getting really short.
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Offline TheWildCat

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Re: What do YOU consider a "short" bow?
« Reply #17 on: August 25, 2009, 10:26:26 pm »
Anything under 60" is short to me. The shorter they are, the less fergivin to me. And I need a lot a fergivin with my shootin.
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Offline woodstick

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Re: What do YOU consider a "short" bow?
« Reply #18 on: August 25, 2009, 10:44:43 pm »
i have made 2 that are 54" and they are fine at 27 little stacked but they shoot good.
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