re: Bowhunters - would you shoot a woman's bow?

I wouldn't but that's just because I'm either a 29 or 29.5 DL depending on the bow. Would be great for groundblinds if I was a sawed off little fella.

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Like a crossbow?

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Beat me to it

Does Brace Height Really Affect Forgiveness

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A couple of years ago, we shot this ultra-slow-motion video. Have a look (but ignore the voiceover) and you'll see that even with the older bow and especially with the newer, the arrow is long, long gone before I can even twitch a nerve let alone grab at the bow's handle or drop my bow arm--which suggests that it doesn't really matter how long the arrow is on the string, which means BH shouldn't really affect forgiveness. After seeing this, I talked to a couple of bow engineers, one of whom hinted at the same conclusion and the other flat out confirmed our suspicions.

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I thought I remembered reading this a while back. At the bottom there are links to 6 other assumptions with bows. Pretty good read.

Once someone at Bowie's convinced me to turn my elbow out to 90° instead of 45° and under, I quit getting popped, and my groups got tighter. Clothes isn't an issue for me, I don't bow hunt exclusively like you.

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Lost ole big once because of a huge coat in freezing weather.

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Back when I wore bulky clothing I used an arm guard to hold my coat sleeve tight to my arm. With the better clothing and base layers available now it's really not an issue anymore. I hunted last week in 12 degree (4 degree windchill) weather in just a base layer, hoodie, and fitted coat and stayed completely comfortable. I shoot a 6" brace bow at 30" draw length and have a good 2" of clearance in my late season clothing.

I thought all of my baselayers & usual bow jacket were enough to easily shoot my bow and keep me warm...then I almost froze to death last weekend. Looks like I need to upgrade those base layers.

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A bow set to its longest draw length and maxed out on its poundage will shoot faster than one set to a shorter draw length at the same poundage with heavier limbs.

For example:

Bow 1: Set to longest draw length and 62 lbs (60 lb limbs)

Bow 2: Set to mid draw length and 62 lbs (70 lb limbs)

Bow 1 will be faster.

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Damn my short arms. I'm a 26 draw length. Or maybe 26 1/2. Don't remember.

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Ah, ok. Yeah, if the lady's one had 65, it would be a no brainer for me. But then again, I may not hunt anymore.

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How do you know it is a womans bow?

What makes it a womans bow?