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Brace Height Of Primitive Bows?

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jpitts:
Thanks for the offer GregB, I think I'll do like I've always done. I'll bring it up till my feathers barely clear the shelf  ;D
Thanks Northshore....I can see them using the back for measurement in Merry Olde England...

gpw:
Gosh ... I'm kinda' LARGE , my fistmele is 7"  But I'm shooting 66"-72' longbows of hickory backed red cedar...with a 29-30"  DRAW LENGTH...   Made 64 bows now ,all kinds , mostly selfbows... 23 broke , about 5 shoot really well, the rest are OK , learned alot , especially how a too low brace height leaves a nasty ,painfull bruises on your inner forearm ... ;D   If the bow is the correct length for your draw, and tillered correctly , it should survive a comfortable brace height...and shoot better /more accurately to boot .

Justin Snyder:
GPW my fistmele is about 7" also.  That is why I mentioned going to the last joint in my thumb, not the end.  ;D Justin

gpw:
No reason to get too specific , we find every bow has it's own favorite brace height, when it shoots the best ...  experiment, besides it's always FUN to shoot alot of arrows anyway ...  if it breaks , it ain't worth having ... certainly not in the woods...

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