went to Bass Pro and told them i had a 29in draw on my bow. they said sell it and get a bow with a 26in draw cause mine is too long. does it make sense to get a smaller bow that doesn't fit your natural draw?
Is your draw length 29" with proper form, or are you stretching your arms when you draw? Whatever your DL is with proper form, stick with that. If your draw is actually 26", most bows are adjustable anyways. No need to sell the bow you currently have.
Measure your wing span from finger tip to finger tip and divide by 2.5. That may not be exact but it will definitely get you very close Dan
natural draw is 28 1/2. i have a bow thats be adjusted at the way to its minimum which is 29 1\2. i used it and got used to it. been shooting this bow for 2+ years. i'd have to start all over with a shorter bow.
I think you might be surprised at how much better you shoot with a bow fitted to your draw length. I shot a bow with a draw length that was too long for a long time. I got used to it, but when I switched to a shorter draw it really helped my shooting.
then thats what i'll shoot for and not the 26in like the so called pro suggested. thanks for all the info guys.
Standing back up against the wall, arms held straight out at a 90 degree angle from your body what does your wingspan from finger tip to finger tip measure? Dan
if theres no adjustment left in your bow but you like that bow maybe you can order the 28.5" cam for it
wingspan is 5'10". that puts me at about 28 to 28 1/2. now i need to find an achery shop that has bows i can try out be fore i buy something online. not much in the way of archery in southern california.
Huh, I wonder why? How do you expect a shop to stay in business if you go in and use their services but never purchase anything from them?
i would buy from a truely knowledgable store. all bass pro did was try to get me to buy their brand. thats not a service i need.
Proper form is definitely required when locating YOUR draw length. It was recently made known to me that, when at full draw, my release arm(right arm, as I'm a RH shooter), was torquing my release process. Instead of having a straight line from the target, through the arrow, through my release arm, and out, my release elbow was pulled too far to the left. I am probably going to have to shorten my draw a touch, because of this. Just thought I'd share. There is more to proper form than most people consider.
Iv'e been shooting hunting bows for 11 yrs but never hunted, and everything I do I just taught myself, I'm pretty accurate but if I took a lesson who knows I could be alot better
