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Draw length and bow length

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Allyn T:

--- Quote from: stuckinthemud on October 02, 2022, 09:27:39 am ---Type of handle affects draw length.  My old recurve has a nice deep grip and wide riser.  I draw 27” on that.  My elb I shoot off my hand and draw 24”

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That's why I set up my tiller tree to go off the belly of the handle. That way no matter what the handle depth is I know the draw length will be right for my arms

Muskyman:
Took a picture of my draw with a 30 n 1/2 to 3/4 inch arrow. Actually it measured 30 5/8”
Pretty much all the way to the field point. So I’m really close to the 30 inch draw

bradsmith2010:
ok just for converstaion,,, a bend in handle bow, would have a handle not so deep,, it would reduce your draw a bit,,or how far you draw the arrow,, I still think you could get a nice bow close to your draw with the 66 inch stave,,I have made bows for people with 29 30 inch draw,, I am 6 ft,, but I face more forward so my draw is short compared to most,,,I just make the bow to be effecient at the draw I want,,,and have some shorter Native style bows that draw 23 inches,,  I like to shoot all of them,,,I dont have a set draw,, just depends on the bow,,

superdav95:

--- Quote from: bradsmith2010 on October 02, 2022, 03:43:26 pm ---ok just for converstaion,,, a bend in handle bow, would have a handle not so deep,, it would reduce your draw a bit,,or how far you draw the arrow,, I still think you could get a nice bow close to your draw with the 66 inch stave,,I have made bows for people with 29 30 inch draw,, I am 6 ft,, but I face more forward so my draw is short compared to most,,,I just make the bow to be effecient at the draw I want,,,and have some shorter Native style bows that draw 23 inches,,  I like to shoot all of them,,,I dont have a set draw,, just depends on the bow,,

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That’s for sure brad. I’ve got some 58” short bows that have shorter draw that I still regularly shoot for fun and actually really enjoy shooting them.  I don’t have a bend in the handle bow to compare draw to but would make sense that draw length for shorter bow be obtained. 

Muskyman:
Okay I’ve got a question here. If you don’t draw to a particular anchor point. Are you just snap shooting or what do you call it. Do you use a different anchor point? I know some of the old timers like Fred Bear and maybe Howard Hill had a quick release but I’m thinking they actually released when they touched their anchor point. I read Saxton Pope’s  hunting with bow and arrow but don’t recall, if it said how he and Art Young shot. I haven’t shot a much instinctively much in a pretty long time. I’m not planning on hunting this year but have been thinking I’d like to try and take a deer with a bow I made..
I’m not planning on changing my shooting style just for the sake of making myself a shorter bow. I’ll make this bow for my wife and make myself a longer bow. These questions are just for information only  also since I don’t really know and haven’t tried to look it up, what is a elb bow?
By the way, I’m still pretty deadly at around 20 yards for as much time away from instinctive shooting as I’ve had.
Thanks for all your thoughts, I appreciate it.

Mike

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