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Texas deer hunt photos and thoughts on bow length,,,
bradsmith2010:
what ever your draw is and double that,,leave it wide,,,d bow,, or slightly bend in handle kinda like Ishi,, the d bow or bend in handle bow will allow for a bit shorter bow,,with no backing,, I have seen exceptions, but that design lends itself to a shorter bow,,
Morgan:
Brad, I have read that you cannot narrow the handle on a D bow, could you narrow it on a bow that bends only slightly in the handle? The D bow that I have is 1 1/4" for most of the length. Hasn't taken any real set but it is long. Any wider, and it'd be very uncomfortable for me. That narrow on a shorter bow would be bad news I think. My favorite bow's limbs is 1 5/8 narrows to around 1 1/4 at the grip and is fairly shallow at the grip. I think it flexes just a very little bit at the handle, I can feel it but can't see it. It has taken zero set after several hundred shots. Both are hackberry. I think a short hackberry with 1 3/4" limbs would survive the stress if it bent a little in the grip, but it'd have to be narrowed down for me. I'm sorry if this is hijacking your thread.
StickMark:
Bradsmith,
Awesome to get this conversation with someone who trained with B. Ferguson. I noticed today that w/out my Redwing recurve, my draw length returns to about 26". He mentions this will occur. I am liking this fact, because I am with you in that shorter bows can yield shot opportunities with whitetail. Looking over Steve Alley and J. Hamm's book, Encyclopedia of N.A bows, arrows and quivers, I see numerous examples that would easily fit my draw range.
Today, I shot my rigid handle shorty at 23.5", but prefer my bendy handles at 26". Morgan, my bendy handles take set, but are 1 and 3/8 in the handle, just barely. At 26", draw weights are from 37 to 44 lbs.
I like to get close, utilizing concealment. The shorter bows are back in fashion with this hunter.
Orrum:
Great thread and pics, thanks for sharing!
bradsmith2010:
Morgan ,, yes you can narrow the handle and have it bend slightly, one of the best examples of this is a bow called 3 toes,, it has a recent thread,, it was actually bending more than twice the draw,, and holdinb reflex and no backing,, you are not hijacking ,, that is what the thread is about,, finding a shorter bow that is accuarate and comfortable to shoot,, either d bow or narrow handle wide bow that bends in handle would work,,, you have to decide what you want, I would make both ,,,, and shoot the one that hits best for me,,,
Sickmark, the 26 inch draw is about like Ishi,, and he had bows say 54 inches,, that would be a very reasonable lengh,,,not too much finger pinch,, 26 is a nice effecient power stroke,, it would make a nice shootier,, check out Ishis bows in Volume 4,,they say he varied his draw depending on what and how far he was shooting,,
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