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bradsmith2010:
yes they are challenging,, I can only pull about 50 at 23 at the most,, sometimes I want to try to pull them further,, to see what they will do,, but have to take the weight down,,

Badger:
    All this short bow talk has kind of revived my interest. I started playing around with some numbers today and realistically I think a 24" draw bow can hit 180, I would set the holy grail at 184 with 10 grains per pound arrow. DCM hit the holy grail at 28. Might be fun to see who gets to 184 first. Might take weeks and it might take months but I think it would be interesting. I am starting to think a lot of bows we are designing for 28" draws are actually designed for 24" draws. 

bassman211:
What design would you use, and what wood at what weight bow to ring up those numbers?  I am curios.

bradsmith2010:
Im just guessing,,Im sure Badger can make some pretty close calculations,,,something in the 60 inch range for self bow,,
might even be ok for sinew bow if tillered with stiffer handle section, I dont know,, wood,, yew hickory or osage,,elm,,what ever the best stave was, not so much the wood,,I just would have to start making and see,,

Badger:
 I think I would go between 56" and 60". The shorter bows do have a distinct edge in efficiency. I think a Mark St Louis design would have the best chance of hitting that but I would not rule out a longbow with 4" of reflex. If I went with a longbow I would probably go between 60 and 62, If I went with a recurve 54 to 58. It might be fun to establish some holy grails for different types of bows. Self or laminated, recurve or longbow etc. Make them kind of hard to get but not impossible. Once they hit the holy grail it moves up one notch.

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