Quick question about draw length
I've already made a dozen or so bows, and I think I have most of the basics under control, but there is one thing I simply can't wrap my head around. It's about draw length, and I'm almost embarrassed...
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Back of the bow. AMO standards are (were?) to measure to the inside of the handle and then add 1 3/4" though.
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If you think about it, You only draw to the back of the handle so you don't stick it in your hand. I was 6 ft tall when I was drafted but not now at 65 yrs. I draw bow string back behind my jaw with a...
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Thanks guys! As I suspected. How come you not measure brace height from the back side (i.e. not belly side) of the handle? – or maybe you do, and I'm way off on that one too!
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I think most people here measure draw length to the back because that is the most common tradition for primitive/traditional bows, and the logic is, as fiddler says, it is the length of arrow that...
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So what do you think the difference is between draw-length and arrow length, if any? Do you draw to the hand or draw to the bow? I actually draw piles and bodkins onto my hand at full extension, but...
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making a bow with a very narrow/deep handle made me think about the pros and cons of measuring draw length to the back and to the belly side, too. as far as i wrapped my head around it, from a...
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A narrow handle is good only in that it minimises paradox. A very deep handle is a bad idea since the tendency will be to make the bow less stable laterally. A narrow, deep handle will be too prone to...
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