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Offline The Gopher

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What do YOU consider a "short" bow?
« on: August 24, 2009, 10:21:43 pm »
I know this is dependant on wood, design, personal preferance, etc. but i was just curious to find out what you all consider a really short bow for a full 28" draw?

I've recently built my shortest bow thus far, 60" osage self-bow, and really like it. I'm already thinking shorter.

thanks for your opinion.

Dan.
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Offline Dano

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Re: What do YOU consider a "short" bow?
« Reply #1 on: August 24, 2009, 10:25:39 pm »
I just completed a 51" osage bow, and I know I could have gone shorter, just gotta push it I guess. ;D
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Offline Little John

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Re: What do YOU consider a "short" bow?
« Reply #2 on: August 24, 2009, 10:41:51 pm »
For me any thing under 64" for a rigid handle bow is getting short, but then I am not a big fan of short bows.
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Offline Hillbilly

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Re: What do YOU consider a "short" bow?
« Reply #3 on: August 24, 2009, 10:56:22 pm »
Anything under about 60" I consider to be a "short bow." Depends on what it's made from, too. A 60" horn/sinew composite would be ungainly long, but a 60" selfbow from a marginal wood might be in two pieces the first time you bring it to full draw.There's a fine line there somewhere in the mid 50's between stability, accuracy, durability, and maneuverability. I like bows in the 60"-64" range for most of my hunting and shooting, but the longer ones around 66"-70" sure are sweet to shoot.
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Offline Justin Snyder

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Re: What do YOU consider a "short" bow?
« Reply #4 on: August 24, 2009, 10:58:18 pm »
Quote from: Hillbilly on August 24, 2009, 10:56:22 pm
Anything under about 60" I consider to be a "short bow." There's a fine line there somewhere in the mid 50's between stability, accuracy, durability, and maneuverability. I like bows in the 60"-64" range for most of my hunting and shooting, but the longer ones around 66"-70" sure are sweet to shoot.
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Offline The Gopher

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Re: What do YOU consider a "short" bow?
« Reply #5 on: August 24, 2009, 10:58:37 pm »
yeah Dano, i saw your 51" er on the other site, thats what got me thinking about this.

as an extension to the original question, when do you think a short bow needs to have the tips flipped in order to get string angle, etc the way it should be, again this would be for a 28" draw.

also do you prefer working or static recurves?

sorry for all the questions, i've only made straight bows thus far.

thanks, Dan.
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Re: What do YOU consider a "short" bow?
« Reply #6 on: August 24, 2009, 10:59:46 pm »
  Self bows I like in the 58"to 62"range. The only glass I shoot a lot are 48". Mostly, crawling, in the rain.
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Offline Pat B

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Re: What do YOU consider a "short" bow?
« Reply #7 on: August 24, 2009, 11:20:31 pm »
Anything 60" t/t or under I consider short for my 26" draw.
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Re: What do YOU consider a "short" bow?
« Reply #8 on: August 24, 2009, 11:46:42 pm »
I just finished an O/O/H bow 60" long with a light hickory handle laminate, it is pulling 27" and shoots like a rifle.   And, today laid out and began sawing out a 68" hickory self bow.  That will need a 30" draw if Ian_Johnson is going to shoot it.  I can't pull that far, I run out of arm!!

To answer your question, I think that 60" is a short bow......but, dang, they feel nice and don't weight anything, possibly the perfect bow to carry long distances.  How big was the "Ice Man" bow?  I'll bet not too long. 
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Re: What do YOU consider a "short" bow?
« Reply #9 on: August 24, 2009, 11:47:05 pm »
I like shooting 56"to 60" bows.. Any thing shorter and my shooting style suffers..
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Re: What do YOU consider a "short" bow?
« Reply #10 on: August 25, 2009, 12:21:12 am »
I would consider anything <60" NTN to be short. I'm not a huge fan of short bows... I find them hard to be accurate with. Awesome for hunting, however, especially when you're up in a treestand.
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Re: What do YOU consider a "short" bow?
« Reply #11 on: August 25, 2009, 02:02:22 am »
44" anything shorter than that might as well throw the Bow instead of the Arrow :)
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Re: What do YOU consider a "short" bow?
« Reply #12 on: August 25, 2009, 08:47:13 am »
Quote from: knightd on August 24, 2009, 11:47:05 pm
I like shooting 56"to 60" bows.. Any thing shorter and my shooting style suffers..

Thanks David, now I FINALLY have a good excuse!!!    :) :)

Hey, i thought you were going to call me.  I'll be in the shop from 9:30 till about 1 PM today, then off to a meeting.
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Offline Kegan

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Re: What do YOU consider a "short" bow?
« Reply #13 on: August 25, 2009, 10:18:49 am »
Anything under 66" is a short bow to me. With the weights I like to shoot, anything shrter and my shoulder screams at me :-X
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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: What do YOU consider a "short" bow?
« Reply #14 on: August 25, 2009, 12:00:23 pm »
Under 60 in. :) Jawge
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