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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Bishop on December 08, 2007, 03:19:58 pm

Title: Measuring draw length
Post by: Bishop on December 08, 2007, 03:19:58 pm

i hate asking these questions that prob have a very simple answer that i should already know, but i guess if you don't know you have to ask.

when measuring draw length suck as placing the notches on a tillering stick or a persons draw length are you measuring from the belly of the bow. the string when the bow is braced or from some other location. when i made my tillering stick i measured my notches from where the belly of the bow would sit and today i got to thinking i may have done it wrong.... :-\

thanks

Bishop

Title: Re: Measuring draw length
Post by: mullet on December 08, 2007, 03:39:48 pm

 I measure from the back of the bow.

Title: Re: Measuring draw length
Post by: Coo-wah-chobee on December 08, 2007, 04:09:19 pm

........Like Mullet said..bob

Title: Re: Measuring draw length
Post by: Bishop on December 08, 2007, 04:41:27 pm

Thanks guys, i appreciate it...the weather outside is frightfull so its back to making wood shavings for me.

Bishop

Title: Re: Measuring draw length
Post by: Sidewinder on December 08, 2007, 04:51:00 pm

Thats a legitimate question Bishop. I asked the same thing .  Danny

Title: Re: Measuring draw length
Post by: Bishop on December 08, 2007, 08:51:25 pm

Thanks Danny, makes me feel a little better about some of the questions i end up asking..lol..but im a learnin, im a learnin.

Bishop

Title: Re: Measuring draw length
Post by: chessieboy on December 09, 2007, 01:11:09 am

If your just using it for your draw length it doesn't really matter so long as your consistent.  However if you start doing bows for other people and they measure differently then it could be a problem.

Title: Re: Measuring draw length
Post by: Sidewinder on December 09, 2007, 11:48:25 am

I can see that. Danny

Title: Re: Measuring draw length
Post by: stiknstring on December 09, 2007, 11:57:44 am

I also measure from the back of the bow.  I have a friend who measures his from the deepest part of the throat and claims that what many archery manufacturers do.