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osage outlaw:
I've always heard people say that short bows are less accurate than longer bows.  I've been shooting an assortment of bows trying to figure out which one to hunt with this fall.  I've been shooting bows I got from Blackhawk and Pearl Drums as well as two that I have made.  The one I am doing best with is my short sinew backed bow.  It's only 49.5" long.  I am stacking the arrows with it.  I shoot the rest of the bows OK, but there is a noticeable difference.  I only practice at 15 yards because that is as far as I plan on shooting while hunting.  Tonight I took a few shots at a 25-30 yards with the short bow and I am still hitting where I'm looking and grouping arrows.  I was very suprised.  Does anyone else shoot better with a short bow?  Would it have anything to do with me being a little vertically challenged?  My full draw is 24-25".  I am hoping to get my first primitive bowkill this fall, either a groundhog or a deer.  I would be happy with either.  The deer would tast better though  ;D

TRACY:
Clint, sounds like it's an easy choice to me based on your accuracy ;D I've got a couple Osage / sinew shorties that are low 50's @ 26" that pack a good punch at 50 &  52" ntn. I shoot one of my first hickory bows (66 ntn) with 2" of set because I can shoot consistent groups and it has taken out several deer.

Tracy

mullet:
I shoot an assortment, Clint. My go to osage is 64" and my go to glass bow is 42", both 60# and my draw.

handirifle:
The correct statement SHOULD be, shooters are more accurate with longer bows, than short ones.  The longer bows are more forgiving of mistakes.

When I used to shoot compounds all the time I bought a High Country twin cam bow.  Everyone told me, "it will be the most frustrating, inaccurate bow you ever owned, because it has twin cams AND it's short.  By the way it was longer than MANY of the newest compounds on sale now.

I used that bow in a couple dozen competitions we held there, and I kicked the butt of every one of the folks that warned me away from that bow.  On one shoot, we held was a 2 man team shoot.  My teammate was a former pro shooter, and he and I traded top scores for our team.  He always shot his target bow.

It's not the bow, it the shooter.  But short bows are demanding of perfect form.

osage outlaw:
Well I don't know what's going on because I can assure you that I don't have perfect form. 

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