OT - Compound Bow Draw Length

John Wade · Post by **John Wade** » Wed Apr 04, 2007 4:25 pm

Been off list for some time. Now I'm back and already I want something.

I'm looking at a used Browning Rage One and on the original retailers web site it says, 36" - 70% - Draw Lengths 50# 60# 70# - Draw Lengths 25"-31"

If the draw length as I understand what it means is 36" I'm fine, if it is 25-31 it's not.

Illuminate and elucidate me.

TPM · Post by **TPM** » Wed Apr 04, 2007 5:16 pm

I'm 6' 1" with long arms and my draw length is 29 1/2". 36" seems very long to me. Most people would fall somewhere in the 25"-31".

Digger · Post by **Digger** » Wed Apr 04, 2007 5:30 pm

Your knuckles must drag on the ground Most bows draw to 31" - 32" at most. Measure from brace height which is usually 5" to 8" depending on the make and model.

mostlybow · Post by **mostlybow** » Wed Apr 04, 2007 6:28 pm

36 sounds like the the axle to axle length to me. Thats pretty much the length of the bow from top to bottom except for the cams. you can get a ball park idea of what your draw is if you put a tape dead center in the middle of yur chest and then put yur hands together straight in front of you. the distance from yur chest to yur finger tips is gonna be close but I would have a good bow shop measure to be sure. I would be sure before you buy one. If it dont fit you yu will be cheating yourself on yur accuracy and comfort. Unless you have made up yur mind on the browning, you should check out mission archery. Its a new line made by matthews and they are alot of bow for the money. My bow shop is selling the base model for about $325. My bow guy likes them and he is a die hard matthews man.

Farmer · Post by **Farmer** » Wed Apr 04, 2007 6:56 pm

The 36 would be axle to axle on the bow .A 36 inch draw length would be awesome though.

crazyfarmer · Post by **crazyfarmer** » Wed Apr 04, 2007 8:29 pm

Farmer wrote:The 36 would be axle to axle on the bow .A 36 inch draw length would be awesome though.

the person would be a pro basketball player also to draw it

Im 6'1-2ish and mines right at 30-31ish(30 I believe)

if you can draw 35ish then you must be 6'6 or taller

Rich · Post by **Rich** » Wed Apr 04, 2007 9:45 pm

As stated earlier, 36" inches is the axle to axle length. I've never seen a bow with a draw length greater than 31".

Beaver · Post by **Beaver** » Wed Apr 04, 2007 9:50 pm

Basically what it is sayint is that it is 36 inches axle to axle, 70% letoff, 50 to 70 pound draw weight adjustment, 25 to 31 inch draw length adjustment.

Grizzly Adam · Post by **Grizzly Adam** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 7:01 am

The #1 mistake made by novice archers in outfitting themselves is choosing a bow that is too heavy for them.

The #2 mistake made by novice archers in outfitting themselves is choosing a draw length that is too long for them.

Too heavy is devestating to overall form.

Too long makes proper anchoring and sight picture impossible.

Believe me ... a gorilla wouldn't need a 36" draw!

The majority of compound archers I've met would do better if they remembered two things:

Lighter weight

Shorter draw

TPM · Post by **TPM** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 7:50 am

Grizzly - Just to clarify, I assume you're refering to draw weight.

crazyfarmer · Post by **crazyfarmer** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 8:23 am

TPM wrote:Grizzly - Just to clarify, I assume you're refering to draw weight.

he doesnt know what he's talking about.. dont listen to him LMAO.. kidding LOL!

Rich, 36 would have to be the axle to axle cause like said, ive never seen a 36' draw before. I'd love to see the person that does use one though LOL

My compound is 34inches I think;) Short and deadly LOL Its amazing how small the new compounds are getting

Grizzly Adam · Post by **Grizzly Adam** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 9:28 am

TPM: Yeah ... of course it's draw weight I was referring to. I guess when talking in archery-speak you have to remember that someone might not fill in the missing words in abbreviated descriptions. Certainly we hope that no hopeful archer has problems holding up the modern 3-5 pound offerings!

Crazyfarmer: C'mon, man. You're babbling. Must be a side-effect of Lyme's.

How is that doing lately? How are you feeling?

knobby · Post by **knobby** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 10:55 am

I could shoot a 36" draw

if it had a 2" brace height and I wore chain maille on my left arm/hand lol

I will just reitterate what others have said....36" must be the axle to axle length of the bow

I am 6' tall with pretty long arms and shoot my Hoyt Vtec set to 30.5" draw

mostlybow · Post by **mostlybow** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 11:18 am

You guys are killin me. Im 508 with a 27 inch draw. 270 fps is as good as it gets for me. My emax is the only real speed i can get.

Thanks Excalibur

gad · Post by **gad** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 11:37 am

John Wade wrote:Been off list for some time. Now I'm back and already I want something.

I'm looking at a used Browning Rage One and on the original retailers web site it says, 36" - 70% - Draw Lengths 50# 60# 70# - Draw Lengths 25"-31"

If the draw length as I understand what it means is 36" I'm fine, if it is 25-31 it's not.

Illuminate and elucidate me.

New to vert-archery? I strong suggest the reading of:

http://www.huntersfriend.com/bowselection.htm

It was really good for me.

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