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    Draw length

    Anchor point vs draw length. The first can affect the second.

    My question is, if you could change your anchor point and increase your effective accuracy distance from say 17 yards to 25 yards (for hunting purposes) but it cost you an inch of an already relatively short draw length, would it be worth the trade off to you and why?

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    #2
    8 yards is a helluva jump one inch is about 3.5 pounds so just get a heavier bow


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      #3
      Originally posted by Dkincaid View Post
      8 yards is a helluva jump one inch is about 3.5 pounds so just get a heavier bow


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      I'm already shooting as much as I feel I can control my shot with especially over a normal shooting session. Say 40 or 50 arrows.
      But just experimenting some the last couple of afternoons I feel like I could figure out the gap thing and make it work. But it is an inch or so less. Putting me just over 25.5". But, I see the benefits being positive for hunting and 3D. I just wonder how many think that 8 yards is critical in their shooting needs.

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      Last edited by DRT; 03-14-2021, 04:35 PM.

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        #4
        I'm just at the spot where when I shoot at 15 yards I can shoot respectable groups. 17 I can still feel confident on a pig.
        But a 22 yard shot, while I have a real good chance of marking an 8, the chances of a 10 drop way off and there's no way I'd take the shot on game even though the bows I shoot have deliver enough energy to be ethical.
        Guess I need to reread that sticky.

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        Last edited by DRT; 03-14-2021, 06:07 PM.

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          #5
          Is the new anchor point consistent/repeatable? Does it still allow for good form?


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            #6
            I think I could make it that way. Honestly I think I will get a lower poundage bow to work on it because I think it can work. But it's gonna take work.

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              #7
              Most importantly it clears my nose.

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                #8
                Draw length

                For hunting (for me) 25yds is the same as 2500yds. There is no way I’m taking a 25yd shot on a critter, with the exception to the rule being an elk size or bigger critter, and me being practiced up and confident in that scenario.

                I can’t remember the last critter I have shot at 20yds!

                For 3D, that 8yds would make a heck of a big difference, and the shot DL has no consequence!

                Bisch


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                  #9
                  17 yards was always my comfort zone. I'd stretch to 20 or 21 on deer sized targets.

                  Went elk hunting a couple of times and I had a 24-25 yard limit on my shot acceptance. Wouldn't you know it, a nice 6x6 hung up at about 30 yards. Went home empty handed, but happy.

                  I'd say if you can increase you "confidence" range, it'd be worth it. You could lose a couple of lbs of draw force thus a little cast, but another bow or limbs could recover that.

                  My only concern is such a short draw never gets near the potential of a set of limbs. I have a very short draw, or did. Of course, it's always nice to say, "I shoot a 60 lb longbow. When actually its about 54/55.

                  When I was building my own, I always wanted to experiment for short draw limb design.

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                    #10
                    You short draw length guys just need to get a bow of the proper length so that you can utilize the full potential of the bow limbs. That may mean a 56" or 58" bow.

                    I have found that I do better with a slightly shorter anchor point, but old habits die hard and I can't do it consistently. I think at some point a guy has to stop experimenting and just focus on doing what comes naturally. For me, that is pulling the bow back to that old familiar anchor point time after time, utilizing muscle memory for that aspect of the shot sequence. I have plenty of other issues to deal with that I have to think about.

                    It is heartening to see that I'm in good company with a seventeen yard comfort zone. Mine was dictated by my eyes not being able to "pick a spot" beyond that distance. I could buy the best equipment fitted perfectly to me, use a textbook form, and still not be able to extend my range because of my physical limitations.

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                      #11
                      I personally find that alignment lends way more to my accuracy than a specific anchor point. So I let my skeletal structure dictate where my hand sits on my face. In the end, I have to cant the bow over a bit to get the arrow under my eye, and I can't shoot a true gap off the arrow point. So I learned to gap off the riser of the bow instead. It's not as precise, but you learn quickly to quarter up the sight window and one of those imaginary lines will be dang close to correct at 20 yards.

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                        #12
                        Originally posted by 60 Deluxe View Post
                        You short draw length guys just need to get a bow of the proper length so that you can utilize the full potential of the bow limbs. That may mean a 56" or 58" bow.
                        How about a 52" Kodiak Magnum??? Shot one for years.

                        Still 2" short of normal 28" draw, poundage drops off and the limbs don't reach full potential.

                        Maybe a bit more efficient, but still not specifically designed for shorter draw.

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                          Originally posted by 60 Deluxe View Post
                          You short draw length guys just need to get a bow of the proper length so that you can utilize the full potential of the bow limbs. That may mean a 56" or 58" bow.

                          I have found that I do better with a slightly shorter anchor point, but old habits die hard and I can't do it consistently. I think at some point a guy has to stop experimenting and just focus on doing what comes naturally. For me, that is pulling the bow back to that old familiar anchor point time after time, utilizing muscle memory for that aspect of the shot sequence. I have plenty of other issues to deal with that I have to think about.

                          It is heartening to see that I'm in good company with a seventeen yard comfort zone. Mine was dictated by my eyes not being able to "pick a spot" beyond that distance. I could buy the best equipment fitted perfectly to me, use a textbook form, and still not be able to extend my range because of my physical limitations.
                          I have two 58" and two 60" bows. The eye/distance/ spot focus is something I can relate to as well.
                          I'm not sure if it is necessarily just poor vision but I've noticed it. Even up closer when som of the FSC calls are just lines or dots on paper. I can't see them so it is just shooting at a blank page.

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                            #14
                            I'll answer your question this way:

                            I can draw & anchor well at 32" without any trouble, but my most solid anchor, and best accuracy is at 29.5", so my preferred draw length is 29.5".

                            Rick

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                              #15
                              Now it's a matter of shopping.

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