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Title: Advantage of a long draw?
Post by: Matt D. on January 19, 2009, 07:08:00 PM
Does anyone know a rule of thumb for what you gain in performance for an additional inch of draw length? Say you have two bows, the same efficiency, one 50# @ 28", the other 50# @ 30". Shooting the same arrow, how much of an advantage does the 30" draw have?
Title: Re: Advantage of a long draw?
Post by: katman on January 19, 2009, 07:50:00 PM
Matt, I remembered reading posts by OL on the 4 strand string thread here on tradgang. I pulled these lines from from it, hope he won't mind. So it looks like 2 inches would be about 6% more horespower.

"Adam up there is getting 4-6% more so it's like he's drawing a full 1.5-2" more"

"3% or the equivalent of 1" of draw length"
Title: Re: Advantage of a long draw?
Post by: HATCHCHASER on January 19, 2009, 08:00:00 PM
5 fps per inch give or take.