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Draw Lengths and Arrow Weights

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Wyrda:
In regards to your question, I was just reading the Bowyers Bible series and came across a very interesting fact - the bow tillered to bend more in the middle will actually have a more acute string angle at full draw, and thus stack less and store more energy than a bow that bends more towards the tips. The most efficient bow designs all have stiff tips, and your theoretical design would likely not have the best performance. However, self bows are limited by how much they can bend in the handle as taking set in the handle has a far larger effect than set near the tips, which significantly robs performance. Interestingly, when we look at period art, the bows often have fine, lightweight and stiff tips. Clearly the medieval bowyers knew what they were doing.

tedwill:
Practical constraints like anchoring consistency and bow efficiency often favor 30" for archers of average height.

sleek:
I dont know about anchoring consistency,  but I do know the longer the draw the more power an arrow can get from a bow.

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