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Post by mrlongbeard on Aug 23, 2007 20:52:38 GMT -4
is the six inch rule over rated. with the quality of all of today's bow does it still make a difference on how a bow shoots. all my bows are over seven inch's. but with all the need for speed a lot are under the magic seven inch mark.
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Post by jeffpahunter on Aug 24, 2007 8:47:15 GMT -4
IMHO it depends on the shooter and his/her form. Less brace height = less forgiveness, less brace = more speed. Also given any speed increase by reduced brace typically increases noise slightly as the two go hand in hand.
Also depends on the particular bows design and efficiency. Some bows due to design are extremely affected in both speed and forgiveness by even slight changes in brace height while others see little impact by brace height changes.
As a hunter who's shot may be under less than ideal conditions with cold tight muscles from hours on stand and maybe less than desirable body positioning etc. I want as much forgiveness as possible under these conditions....provided it does not compromise too much speed from the set up.
To me it's a balance of the 2 things.
Just my $ .02
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Post by mrlongbeard on Aug 24, 2007 10:13:55 GMT -4
the new bows by pse and ar come to mind when i think of short brace height. both fast bows but the shoot must have very good form to get the most out of these bows.
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Post by boxie30 on Aug 24, 2007 10:43:54 GMT -4
IMO if your going to shoot a bow with a short brace height you better have near perfect form.
I think jeffpahunter brings up a valid point about the conditions in which we hunt in are not always near perfect so your form in the back yard is not always what you'll see in the woods. this is where the more forgiveness you receive from the bow the better off you may be.
There are definitely hunters out there that can shoot a short brace hight but I'll bet theres more that should get all the help they can Myself included ;D
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Post by dougell on Aug 24, 2007 10:48:24 GMT -4
Brace height makes a huge differance in the forgiveness of a bow.
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Post by bfisher on Aug 24, 2007 12:38:34 GMT -4
I think also that a person's draw length can change things, too. Shorter draw length means shorter power stroke so things aren't as critical.
I tend to agree that it depends on what the bow is going to be used for. I have a 27" draw, give or take 1/8". My 3D bows usually have something around 7" or a little less. My target bow is around 8". My custom made hunting bow has a whopping 9 3/8" brace height.
The hunting bow isn't the fastest thing on the planet, but I'm getting 260+ out of it at 55lbs. I remember shooting compounds when the average speed was something around 180 to 200 fps so I know that speed for shooting 30 yards or less is not the big issue that these younger guys think it is.
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Post by mrlongbeard on Aug 25, 2007 15:56:31 GMT -4
it's not how fast it is but where you hit the target at that does the job
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