(24 June 2013, 18:31)Arnie72 Wrote: From what I have been taught thus far (so may be wrong but its what my club has told me!)
The bow size depends on the arrow length which is the pull length.
If you measure your draw length and add a couple of inches cos you don't want the arrow to fall off then this in turn will dictate the take down recurve bow size.
The bow limbs draw weight is based on a 28" arrow, more length of arrow increases the draw and hence draw weight of about 2lb per inch you draw and likewise a reduction of 2lb per inch for every inch you draw below 28"
A 5'10 man would be about a 28" arrow and a 66-68" take down recurve bow.
Heres a list of arrow length to bow length if it helps
14-16" = 48" bow
18-20" = 54" bow
20-22" = 58" bow
22-24" = 62" bow
24-26" = 64" bow
26-28" = 66" bow
28-30" = 68" bow
30+ = 70" bow
This optimises the bow as the limbs are designed to be used at a particular draw length range, if you use a bow with limbs to long for your draw length, i.e. you have a 26" draw length and use a 70" bow, you won't be flexing the limbs enough to make them effecient for your draw length, the other extreme is that if the bow is too short then you will pull it so much you will nearly pull it in two.
Yes mate that is what I was tought on my course as well, so its a good list for verage archers using traditional gear. But like all things there are variations on the theme. I notice for example Horse bows, Korean Bows etc running around 48 inches, and on the Quicks site quite a few hunting bows around the 50 to 56 inch length in every draw weight you could want.
ideall I want something around 36 pound draw at 28 inches but as sensibly compact as I can get thats how I ended up with the 40 inch 25 pound Banshee Compound. So I'm looking at these hunting bows much closer
FYI look at some of the lengths versus draw weights on this page, its mind blowing
http://www.quicksarchery.co.uk/superbask...ws-Recurve
Arnie this is the sort of thing I'm looking for ( I think) shorter that a club bow spec which would be 68 inches in my case but still having the draw length and power I need
Respects NR
http://www.quicksarchery.co.uk/superbask...ld+recurve
Hope I'm not confusing or distracting you BTW Arnie, I must admit I have a fixation about keeping bows as compact as I can for moving around indoors or in woodland after TSHTF.
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