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Warbow draw length?
Ringeck85:
This information is excellent to know, as I'm also 5'7" :D
I'll shoot for 30" draw length as well once I "upgrade", since I have short, skinny arms.
bow-toxo:
--- Quote from: deerhunter97370 on February 04, 2012, 02:53:40 am ---How is the draw length measured, from the back, or belly of the bow? Because from the belly I can barely draw to 30". Is this long enough for a warbow? Joel
--- End quote ---
In the old days the draw was until the barbs or shouldering of the head touch the bow hand. The longer MR arrows were up to 31 1/2" but thirty inches is fine. If you had longer arms, as some of the archers had, you could do the longer arrows.
Ian.:
The build of the person is more important with draw length, wide shoulders, and stocky is better. In fact if you look at the top archers at the minute not many of them are considered tall, but they all do 32". I think I am right in saying some of the MR archers were over 6' but the arrows don't go above 32.5".
deerhunter97370:
Mostly I just need to get my warbow made and get to shooting.
bumppo:
If this video isn't inspirational I don't know what is.... Simon Stanley drawing #165 @ 33 1/2". He can't be over 5'7".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KR0pvYkZy7A
Minimum length on EWBS quarter pound arrow is 30 1/2", if you get to there, I'd consider the job done! I'm 6' and shoot a 32" arrow by the way.....
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