Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Shooting and Hunting => Topic started by: The Gopher on January 06, 2010, 11:06:42 am
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I'm just curious, I'm 6 feet tall and have a 25" draw. I'm not going to change my style or anything, just wondering how many others have a short draw for their height? Or maybe it really isn't that short of a draw for my height?
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5'10" and a 24" draw on a good day :D
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5'8", 26" draw(like Dana...on a good day)
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Dang Pat yer a knuckle dragger ;) :D
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:D
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5'9" and a 25.5" draw.
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6'4" and draw 28" (or there-abouts...sometimes longer I guess...) I usually tiller my bows out to 29" just to be safe... ;) -josh
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5'10" and a 24" draw on a good day :D
On a Good Day...... ???...you mean your 5' 10" on a good Day....or you can draw a Bow back 24" on a Good Day...... >:D
And Pat is a Knuckle Dragger....remeber the Picture that Steve Posted........... ;D
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I mean both Mike :D
Ya I remember :)
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I know I am already shrinking in height....wish it was in width.......... ::)
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Mike, the height thing comes naturally. The width you have to work at! ;D
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You are a Funny Guy .......... ;D...I don't have to work too Hard at it any more....seems to just sneak up on Me........ :D
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I'm pretty close to you. I'm almost 6'2" and I'm most comfortable at 26".
CP
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6'-1 1/2"...and declining... :'(....with a 28-29 inch Draw...so who is the real Knuckle Dragger here..... 8)
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And here I thought I was abnormal!
I am 5'6" with a 22 inch draw.
My husband and our other archery friends make fun of my arrows,
calling them bolts or hobbit arrows!
It's nice to know Im not alone. :)
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At 6' 2" I shot about 27" for the longest time. But my shooting improved IMMENSLY when I stretched out to 30" :)
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Suprising to see these short draws at these body height,
differences in shooting form I guess?
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5'10" draw 26".
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I thought my draw was short at 26" when seeing most bows on here tillered out to atleast 28".
I'm actually decently tall for my Vietnamese ethnicity at 5'6''. Drawing 26" is my normal draw but sometimes draw 28" for distance shooting
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6'4" with a 4" positive ape index......31-32" draw, but I can shoot 28 as well lol
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5'10", 26" draw. I did a poll on here a year or two ago to see what everybody's draw length is, turned out that 28" isn't the standard draw that you would think it was from reading archery-related stuff. About 26" was by far the most common drawlength among the members of the board.
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I'm 5'7" and draw a little more than 28".
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yea eddie yer definately a knuckle dragger :D
oh wait I thought you were 6' 2" and totally ripped ;D
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OOPS!, unmasked! :o 8)
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5' 7" and I draw 24-26". Yes, on a good day. ;)
Sean
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5'8" ,27" draw when jacked,(feelin' strutty),>>>> down to 25" when draggin'. With an average day around 26". ;D God Bless
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My brother has a 78" wingspan and shoots 28". And looks like a caveman too ;D
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5'10" and I have a 31" draw. A bit longer, as they say, on a good day! :-)
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What do you do David....anchor at the Back of Your Head............. :o
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Yep! ;D
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im 6'5"-ish and draw 28. ;D
josh yer a pretty big critter to!
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im 6'5"-ish and draw 28. ;D
josh yer a pretty big critter to!
You are a pretty large mammal yerself there recurve! ;D -josh
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My son and I have the same draw length, he is 6'4" I am 5'7' we both draw exactly 26 1/2" we also have the same arm span almost his is about 1" longer than mine. Steve
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You Ole Knucke Dragger You........ ;D
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I must have some long arms. 5' 11" 29" draw
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I'm about 5-7 and draw 25/26 I broke both elbows 37 years ago in 6 or 7 places and my arms won't straighten all the way out ,so that's what I use as an excuse for such a short draw. Short draws are OK if you can hit what you want but I can tell you longer draws are much better for penetration.I shoot with a guy with a full 28 inch draw,we have shot many times with bows that are 50lbs.at our draw lengths,his 50@28 mine 50@25 and his arrows will out penetrate mine every time,guess it's the power stroke,the length of time the arrow is on the string,That why I have been working on getting a longer draw for the last couple of years.Love to get out to at least 27.It also makes getting heaver arrows spined right for the bow without leaving them way to long. :)
Pappy
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I agree with Kegan when he mentioned his accuracy greatly improved when he stretched his drawlenght.It is a little different aspect of " working harder" to improve your shooting. It works,but it takes yet another step of focus to make it work,which ,is quite a handful for this old "set in my ways" hoss. ;) God Bless
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I have tried several times to lenghen my draw. I am initially sucessful but I land up hurting myself after a period of time. Normally I start getting pain in my left shoulder (I'm a right-handed shooter) after about six months of using an extended draw (anchoring at or beyond the back of my jaw). I've just learned to accept the fact that I shoot more comfortably when anchoring at the corner of my mouth. Shorter draw lenghs are fine if that is what you are comfortable with. Oh yeah, my wife doubled checked my draw lengh and it is 25", not 25.5".
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Coyote088, You fibber, we measured her draw for a bow I had made for her and it was 19" not 22" >:D
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6'2" with a 78" armspan, should put me somewhere around 30" draw but im comfortable around 27 or 28
-Ky
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With 5feet 10" I'm comfortable with 26-27 inch drawlength.....
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Decided to try to work on extending my draw lengh, again. Got a light poundage flatbow (30# @ 28") and really worked on my back tension when drawing the bow. I was able to get a 27" draw even after 45 minutes of shooting. Hopefully I won't incure any injuries but since I'm only pulling 27# I doubt it.
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I've been doing the same thing scowler :)
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a lot of the normal 28" draw info comes from modern recurves. with the deep riser it pushes the back of the bow further from your hand increasing the draw length. the power stroke still remains the same because it only comes from the palm of your hand to your anchor which wont change much, except for wrist angle. im 27 on a glass recurve with a high wrist and full back tension at anchor. on a primitive flat dbow that'll drop to 25. im 5' 8". i think body width and strength also comes into play. on heavy bows form tends to fail a bit and we allow our chest cavity to collapse. honestly measure your draw with a 65 lb then do it with a 30 lber and you will gain some with the light bow. i can throw hundred lb kettlebells around all day but only hunt with a 45-50 lb bow. its effective, allows me to hit full draw, and even after sitting in 0 degree weather for hours or working i can still hit anchor. peace
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Good point Jamie, Hitting draw weight confortably is what is going to count when the moment of truth comes.
5'5 and my draw is 25" If I stretch it and concentrate on hitting full draw. I can hit 26 or 27" when I stretch it begind my head but them welts on the back of the ears hurt like the dickens. ;D
One reason why most my bows are shorter draw lengths. If building a bow for someone and they have a 25 or 26" draw I tiller it to one inch past. Yes it increases the chance that someone will eventually draw to 28 and bow it up but I think it better to only go one inch past intended shooting range.
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AMO draw is measured from the deepest part of the grip + 1 3/4". On most of my longbows I like my handles that deep anyway, but in the end the power stroke is the same (though the stress on the bow isn't!)
Last season I went hunting with an 85# bow and on the only two shots, after being cold and irritated, managed full draw with ease. But it's not fun to practice with so in the end my form winds up suffering "at the moment of truth" I'm sure! :-X
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Shoot a Lighter Bow............... ;D
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Im 6'3" and shoot a 28" draw. I learned to use a more open stance when I had a wheel bow. I carried that form over to my longbow and it works for me. I see several mentions of longer draw lengths being better. What is the reasoning behind that?
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Ken a longer draw gives a longer (power stroke). This gives the arrow more time to gain speed and absorb more energy from the bow.
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Besides making a same-weight-bow more powerful than another with a shorter draw, a longer draw gives you better alignment. It's easier to get your arm in line with the arrow and your shoulders in line with your bow arm. Once an archer becomes accustomed to using a longer draw, they won't have to exert as much energy because now your bone structure is supporting the weight of the bow, and not your muscles. Of course, there's always a limit to this, as you don't want to overextend and get in the way of the string, but this is the only real negative to trying to find your full draw length.
Therefore a longer drwa is better because it gives you a power boost and improves your shooting.