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Title: 29" draw 56" bow will it work
Post by: soundman on November 12, 2010, 10:33:00 PM
looking at a 56" super shrew. I draw 29" will I have problems?
Title: Re: 29" draw 56" bow will it work
Post by: Red4arm on November 12, 2010, 10:41:00 PM
It will most likely stack at your draw. It will shoot but not as smooth as a longer bow would. I would shoot a 60" or 62" with your draw. I draw 28 and a 58" bow doesn't shot as good for me as a 60
Title: Re: 29" draw 56" bow will it work
Post by: magnus on November 12, 2010, 10:48:00 PM
I love short bows. I have a 52" kmag. That I love and my favorite is a 50" sheep eater spirit. I draw a true 29" and have no problems what so ever. Just remember every bow and every person is different. Try and see if it works for you. Good luck!

Keeping the Faith!
Magnus
Title: Re: 29" draw 56" bow will it work
Post by: BigJim on November 13, 2010, 07:00:00 AM
I shoot a 56" bow of similar design at 30+ inches with no problems. I doubt it will stack at 29". Forward handle design like the shrew are build to be short and handle the longer draw.

BigJim
Title: Re: 29" draw 56" bow will it work
Post by: Steve O on November 13, 2010, 07:25:00 AM
I had a 52" Classic Hunter.  I draw almost 30".  

No stack.
Title: Re: 29" draw 56" bow will it work
Post by: Night Wing on November 13, 2010, 07:33:00 AM
With a 30" draw length and short length bows, I'd be more concerned with the issue of finger pinch than with stacking.
Title: Re: 29" draw 56" bow will it work
Post by: broketooth on November 13, 2010, 09:20:00 AM
right now im shootin a 56" aneewakee addiction recurve. i draw 28" and it is smooth. i also know that john dill shoots the same model and he has a longer draw than i have, no issues no stacking . you should check it out on his web site. good luck. ruddy
Title: Re: 29" draw 56" bow will it work
Post by: LITTLEBIGMAN on November 13, 2010, 09:26:00 AM
i am with Steve O  check out Cascades bows , they are great!
Title: Re: 29" draw 56" bow will it work
Post by: champ38 on November 13, 2010, 09:40:00 AM
I think the 56" Super Shrew may be a little short for your draw, however, I shoot a 56" Classic Hunter at 29 1/2" with no stack at all.
Title: Re: 29" draw 56" bow will it work
Post by: Hogcoots on November 13, 2010, 09:47:00 AM
I have a 29" draw and shoot a 56" 50#@28" recurve made by Gene Sanders. I couldn't be happier but I am considering a 52" recurve by Gene.
Title: Re: 29" draw 56" bow will it work
Post by: Arwin on November 13, 2010, 09:52:00 AM
You should be ok, I've heard plenty of guys with long draws shooting those bows with no problem.    :thumbsup:
Title: Re: 29" draw 56" bow will it work
Post by: Ron LaClair on November 13, 2010, 10:31:00 AM
Soundman, you should take advice only from those with long draws that have shot the 56" Shrew Classic Hunter. This bow is not be be compared with some of the other bows of that length...    :archer:
http://tradgang.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=094938#000005
Title: Re: 29" draw 56" bow will it work
Post by: soundman on November 13, 2010, 03:58:00 PM
That was my intention of hearing from guys with a long draw and shooting a super shrew 56" all my other bows have been 64"-66"
Title: Re: 29" draw 56" bow will it work
Post by: phil_des_bois on November 13, 2010, 04:30:00 PM
Watch out, Super Shrew and Shrew Classic Hunter are not the same design. I shoot a 56" Super Shrew at 28" without any stacking, and a 54" Classic Hunter without any trouble.
Title: Re: 29" draw 56" bow will it work
Post by: xtrema312 on November 13, 2010, 04:31:00 PM
Don't look at the SS for your draw unless it 60".  A CH would be great.  I plan to get a 56" CH when my name comes up.  I was looking at a 58" SS used, and Gregg told me a 58" SS would not be good for a draw of 29" or more. I draw 29 1/2", and he said a 60" would be ok.
Title: Re: 29" draw 56" bow will it work
Post by: Java Man on November 13, 2010, 07:36:00 PM
I would not recommend a 56" Super Shrew for 29" draw.  A 56" Shrew Classic Hunter will handle 29" with ease.

They are not the same design.

Java Man (The Shrewyer)
Title: Re: 29" draw 56" bow will it work
Post by: Steve O on November 14, 2010, 11:30:00 AM
Just to be clear, what I said was I had a 52" Classic Hunter and it did not stack out to my almost 30" draw.  I've owned or shot ALL the SuperShrew models made since 2002 or so and never had an issue with any one of them, no stacking, no finger pinching, NO issues.  I like the 58"s best and the longbow models better than the Scout/Lil Favorites.

Looking thru here somebody could get the impression I thought Cascade bows would be a good fit...nothing could be further from the truth.