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Offline ohma2

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Re: brace height question
« Reply #15 on: April 11, 2019, 08:35:39 am »
By the way that is a looker Brad :OK

Offline txdm

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Re: brace height question
« Reply #16 on: April 11, 2019, 08:37:25 am »
When I shoot with no arm guard I tend to keep my form more consistent to avoid string slap. For that reason, I prefer 7"-7.5" brace height too.

For me, the added consistency makes up for the small loss of stroke.

How were you planning to make the bow longer?

Offline bradsmith2010

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Re: brace height question
« Reply #17 on: April 11, 2019, 08:40:20 am »
I was just gonna make a longer bow,,,, same design

Offline PEARL DRUMS

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Re: brace height question
« Reply #18 on: April 11, 2019, 09:21:21 am »
In the end it all boils down to string tension at brace. If the bow is straight or maybe has a touch of follow it will behave better at a higher brace. If the bow is heavily reflexed or recurved then you can get away with shorter brace heights.
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Offline Woodely

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Re: brace height question
« Reply #19 on: April 11, 2019, 09:52:26 am »
In the end it all boils down to string tension at brace. If the bow is straight or maybe has a touch of follow it will behave better at a higher brace. If the bow is heavily reflexed or recurved then you can get away with shorter brace heights.

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Offline High-Desert

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Re: brace height question
« Reply #20 on: April 12, 2019, 08:48:55 am »
If you plan on making another bow anyway, you could just raise the brace on this bow and see how it works, it may not add all that much stress and it will be just fine....if it breaks, you’ll be making another anyway. I guess it depends on whether you care if you break the bow or not, for me, I don’t care if a bow breaks, they aren’t arrows, those I do care if they break.
I really like that profile. What a great looking bow.
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