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Title: bear gurus, brace height
Post by: Possumjon on March 14, 2016, 07:26:00 PM
I've got my grandpa's 1969 bear grizzly all refinished but not sure on the brace height needed, I've read anywhere from 7 to 9.5". It's 56" amo. Thanks for the help!
Title: Re: bear gurus, brace height
Post by: cowpie on March 14, 2016, 07:44:00 PM
Hi neighbor I've been playing with a 1968 grizzly 56" 45@28. I'm shooting gt 35/55 at 29 1/2" 145gr up front this bow shoots real nice braced at 8 3/4". Where are you at in mi possunjon ? I'm in the Tawas area!!!!!! Good luck
Title: Re: bear gurus, brace height
Post by: Possumjon on March 14, 2016, 07:50:00 PM
Im from the midland area, not to far away!I'm way away from 8 3/4! Right at 7, hopefully it'll twist up a bit!
Title: Re: bear gurus, brace height
Post by: dhermon85 on March 14, 2016, 08:02:00 PM
Mine likes 8 1/4
Title: Re: bear gurus, brace height
Post by: cowpie on March 14, 2016, 08:05:00 PM
Yeah I started at 8 with a new b55 string shot awhile and it had stretched to around 7 3/4 bow was kinda loud kept playing with it and seem to like 8 3/4 I just gave the string 3 or 4 twist till it started getting quiet then settled around 8 3/4 when all was said and done. I put string scallops from two tracks for silencers on and the bow got a bit more quiet when I added a set of the small brush buttons.
Title: Re: bear gurus, brace height
Post by: Bvas on March 14, 2016, 09:14:00 PM
I'm no guru by any means, but just helped a buddy tune a 58#-56" grizzly couple months ago. It quieted down and smoothed out about 8 5/8- 8 3/4.
Title: Re: bear gurus, brace height
Post by: Orion on March 15, 2016, 04:03:00 PM
A Bear reference card I have suggests 7 1/2 to 8 1/2 for a 58-inch Grizzly.  It's obviously a newer sheet because it doesn't contain info on the 56-inch bow. High end of the above range should be in the ballpark, as other's experiences show.
Title: Re: bear gurus, brace height
Post by: David Mitchell on March 15, 2016, 05:57:00 PM
Are you guys all referring to the same measuring point?  Back of the shelf or lowest point of the grip?  Makes a difference.  Just didn't see any reference to that.
Title: Re: bear gurus, brace height
Post by: Possumjon on March 15, 2016, 06:09:00 PM
When I measure brace height I measure from the deepest point on the grip. Believe that's right