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Accuracy of long bows vs. short bows

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Eric Garza:
I have made bows from 46 inches up to 68, and my experience has been that longer bows are easier to shoot while shorter bows are easier to maneuver with through brush.   It's obvious why shorter bows are easier to maneuver with, but why can I (and most people, it seems like) shoot so much more accurately with a longer bow than a shorter one? 

Is it added stability from the longer limbs? 

A larger string angle? 

Less strain on the limbs?

I'm curious what people think about this, as if it would be neat to develop a design for a shorter bow that gives accuracy on par with a longer bow.

-Eric

Little John:
Howard Hill said that long bows (six feet for average archer) were the only ones accurate enough to hunt with. Short bows, recurved bows, bows with set back handles, bows with narrow tips, were all to sensitive to be shot well under hunting conditions. And that he wasn't a skilled enough archer to hunt with them. He drug a six foot long bow thru untold hunting terrain and made the shots so makes me lean to the longer bows, especially since I shoot them better also.      Kenneth

costicaldad:
it all depends where I'm shooting i use my longbow in plain type country and a short Mongol horse bow in thick bush country where 15 yrds is a long shot . i practice constantly out to 30 yds with both .

Justin Snyder:
All decent bows are super accurate. Its the yoyo behind the bow that makes them miss.  :o And yes I represent that remark.
I think the extra weight and length farther away from the hand add extra stability making it more forgiving of the archers flaws.  Look at the stabilizers on Olympic bows, its all about adding weight as far away from the handle as possible to eliminate vibration and balance it. The farther away from the handle the better it balances. JMHO Justin

1/2primitive:
I'll go with Justin on this one, they are both accurate, it's the archer who makes the difference. I have personally been getting into short bows lately, and have found them to be accurate with practice. When a bow starts stacking, however, is when I have a problem.
    Sean

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