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fisher2:
i think my main issue after the next inch or so is that im used to the heavy riser recurve style glass bows so taking this bow and trying the same it logically should be shorter and i just dont want it to be even tho i have no choice so im gonna fling arrows at 29" and be happy
toomanyknots:
--- Quote from: adb on June 07, 2013, 12:51:24 pm ---A comfortable draw for me with warbows is 30". The majority of the arrows recovered from The Mary Rose are 30.5", so I guess most Tudor era archers would agree. I have 2 buddies that can draw 31" and 32", but they're both well over 6' tall, with longer arms and broader shoulders than mine.
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Yeah, and weren't people generally a little bit shorter/smaller back then? I think the way you draw is more important than the actual length. When I go and shoot for fun, I don't draw 32". It is quite uncomfortable and unnatural for me to draw 32", as I am a bit short of statue, :). I do prefer to shoot across the chest and well behind my ear with most all my bows, recurve or warbow alike. I think I am more accurate that way. Although sometimes I will draw with an anchor at my chin or so with a shorter bow. I gave up on 32", and just settled on 30" or so, which is more natural to me.... Although than again I always watch those videos on youtube of all those japanese archers drawing 36" +, like 14 year old girls and stuff, and that just makes me feel like a big wuss, ;D.
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fisher 2, as far as I understand you want to pull the warbows with ease ..
you can try one technique - first pulling the bow close to the jaw, then just push the bow forward. That's how I pulled one of my old 110 #. It serves as a warm up even greater weight. This technique also for 136 @ 31 bow.
George
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiG2hP5y0SQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPR8egK-z2k
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