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Final Missouri hunting report, and question on poor arrow flight...

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billy:
Hey guys,

try as I might, I could never get an arrow into the vitals of a deer, or any other animal for that matter.  I never saw a single rabbit, and although I shot at several squirrels, I missed them all.  I missed a shot at a yearling doe (shot right over he back), and the evening before I had a big doe jump the string and wind up with a stone tipped arrow thru her neck.  I never did find her, a drop of blood, or my arrow.  All in all it was a very frustrating trip. 

 While I was there I would practice, but I was having some really poor arrow flight.  Some of my cane arrows I believe were spined too stiff.  But it didn't seem to matter how much I practiced because I couldn't hit a damn thing at close range....my rivercane arrows were flying all over the place.  I was actually much better at longer range. 

Here's my question:  My bow is 61 inches long.  And I draw 30 inches.  Is my bow too short for that draw length?  I spoke with David knight, and he told me that my draw length requires at LEAST a 64 inch bow.  Drawing my 61 inch bow 30 inches causes it to behave like a short bow, increasing the difficulty in getting consistent arrow flight.  Also, At full draw the bow is awfully stiff, and it doesn't seem to matter how much I practice, I always am shaking when I'm at full draw.  Knight told me that a longer bow and the longer limbs will help.  And the lower string angle will make a 52 lb bow feel lighter than the bow I currently use because the limbs won't be pulled to such a severe bend. 

Any opinions on this??

 

Pat B:
Unless sinew backed 61" is too short(or right on the line) for a 30" draw. A bit longer like David said and maybe kick the tips a bit to decrease string angle. Longer bows are more stable also. 
  Kinda sounds to me like your release was off. Possibly due to short drawing. You were in extra cold climate so you had more cloths on and you were shivering, not only from the cold but also the adrenalin.

Justin Snyder:
61" is not necessarily too short for a 30" draw, but in a straight profile it can be an issue. 66" would be a good starting point, but design can overcome length issues. If you are having a stacking problem I would definitely go longer or deflexed and recurved. A better string angle would mean it would be more efficient also.

The bow should be accurate, but a longer bow would defiantly be more forgiving of archer mistakes.

sonny:
When shooting my shortest bow I've found that I really have to concentrate on pushing forward (during the release) with my bow arm and when I don't accuracy suffers.
The slightest shake of my bow arm sends arrows all over the target.

hope this helps.......
   
 

hawkbow:
 That sucks bad bro, sounds like you should rethink your setup... try some diffferent arrows or a different bow for the arrows you have.. I once switched to different shafting before season.. arrows shot everywhere,  practiced until I thought it was ok.. missed two elk at less than twenty yards that year, went back to cedar shafts and killed a elk, bear, turkey and two deer the next year.. all shots were spot on. good luck bro hope you get it figured out...Hawk

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