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trying to sell my lh recurve, and guy is asking me a draw length question. my recurve is a 28 inch draw, thats whats wrote on the bow. he wants to know if someone shooting a 29 inch draw on a compound can shoot this recurve? i would think that he could!? what ya'll think? thanks!
 
Recurves don't have a set draw length. The 28" just means that the listed draw weight was measured at that length. If someone has a longer draw length than 28" then the draw weight will be a couple of pounds heavier, or a couple pounds lighter for a shorter draw length.

Short answer is yes, he should be just fine.
 
like Hogbear said, there is no set draw length on a trad bow. some times that fact confuses compound guys. most compound guys will end up drawing shorter just for the fact they are not used to holding all the bow weight.
 
If I remember for every inch you pull past the 28" mark you add 3 pounds of draw weight, so if it's rated at 45 pounds at 28, and he pulls it back to 29" he's (supposedly) pullin about 48 pounds.

I have took a recurve to a bow shop, used one of the arrows they use to measure some ones draw length then hook it up bto a scale and see what it pulls at 28", or what ever lenght you want, JUST BE CAREFULL.
 
Appalachia said:
If I remember for every inch you pull past the 28" mark you add 3 pounds of draw weight, so if it's rated at 45 pounds at 28, and he pulls it back to 29" he's (supposedly) pullin about 48 pounds.

I have took a recurve to a bow shop, used one of the arrows they use to measure some ones draw length then hook it up bto a scale and see what it pulls at 28", or what ever lenght you want, JUST BE CAREFULL.
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just remember, the 28" mark is at the throat of the grip, not the front of the riser. If you stop the 28" mark at the front of the riser, you will short draw about 1 to 1-1/2" depending on bow style and you will measure less draw weight by AMO standards.
 
awesome! yeah im am a compound man! just now getting in to recurves! thanks for all ya'lls help and info!
 
I thought the "ATA Standard Draw Length" was from the nock point on the string to the pivot point of the grip plus 1 3/4". Practically speaking, that would be from the back of the riser(side furtherest from the archer) to the nock point on the string.
 
Phil Floyd said:
I thought the "ATA Standard Draw Length" was from the nock point on the string to the pivot point of the grip plus 1 3/4". Practically speaking, that would be from the back of the riser(side furtherest from the archer) to the nock point on the string.
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Phil, you might be right and I'm wrong. I've been going around for the past couple of years thinking what I said. I've been wrong before.
 
interesting
I have a 30 inch draw lenhth and shoot recurves just fine , or I did when I could still walk.
 

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