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Another Bow Question...
Jan 8^th, 2006 at 11:44pm

I'm sure I could make myself more clear if I knew the words, but I don't, so please be patient.

When you string a bow, the sting sits a certain distance behind the handle. Is there a certain recommended distance that this should be?

I'm guessing it should be far enough away so your free hand can knock an arrow, but close enough so your bow doesn't snap when you shoot it. Is there a guidline for this?

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Roy Senior Member Offline That was'nt a duck... that was a rock. Posts: 404 Foothills of the Appalachians Gender:	Re: Another Bow Question... Reply #1 - Jan 9^th, 2006 at 8:13am Its called brace height, and it all depends on the bow you are shooting. On most selfbows its usually around 6", on recurves it can be 8"-9". Start out with a 6 inch brace height and work up from there.
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chaosmage Senior Member Offline I love Slinging.org! Posts: 322	Re: Another Bow Question... Reply #2 - Jan 9^th, 2006 at 1:00pm Thanks!
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Roy Senior Member Offline That was'nt a duck... that was a rock. Posts: 404 Foothills of the Appalachians Gender:	Re: Another Bow Question... Reply #3 - Jan 9^th, 2006 at 3:58pm If your arrow is going back and forth need to change your brace height and if its going up and down you will need to change your nock point. Or it all could be a bad release.
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chaosmage Senior Member Offline I love Slinging.org! Posts: 322	Re: Another Bow Question... Reply #4 - Jan 9^th, 2006 at 4:29pm So here's another question... When people say, "50lbs draw @ 28in" do they mean that the string is drawn back 28 inches from the handle, or the string is drawn back 28 inches from it's original point?
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Roy Senior Member Offline That was'nt a duck... that was a rock. Posts: 404 Foothills of the Appalachians Gender:	Re: Another Bow Question... Reply #5 - Jan 9^th, 2006 at 5:43pm from the handle
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Fritz_the_Cat Senior Member Offline Eat Danish cheese Posts: 431 Detroit Michigan USA Gender:	Re: Another Bow Question... Reply #6 - Jan 10^th, 2006 at 1:11pm Is a fistmeale the same as brace height ?
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Hellfire Ex Member	Re: Another Bow Question... Reply #7 - Jan 10^th, 2006 at 8:17pm fistmele is a measurement for brace height. It is generally 5 1/2 to 6" brace height. if you like archery in general, go to http://b16ezboard.com/bpaleoplanet69529 Lots of bow stuff there, dig around in the archives.
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chaosmage Senior Member Offline I love Slinging.org! Posts: 322	Re: Another Bow Question... Reply #8 - Jan 11^th, 2006 at 1:36pm Link comes up broken.
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