While shooting from a climber/lock-on at 20ish feet my drawlength comes up short. I noticed this when I go to practice draw my bow a few times after I get settled in the stand. It seems that on the bow I am using I am coming up short about 1/2" of draw and that is enough to make my arrows fly a good bit left.
The bow's that I am shooting are 62" and 64" in length. Would a shorter bow allow me to attain my draw from a treestand?
Sounds like you aren't bending at the waste.
Make sure you bend at the waist. Don't just lower your arm to aim down...that is what's making you come up short on the draw. When shooting on level ground your arm is parallel to the ground and perpendicular to your body. Bend at the waist and keep your bow arm perpendicular to your body and you'll do fine.
One of the best demonstrations I have seen...Pull the bow a back as if shooting on level ground. Then bend at the waist and shoot down at the target. This will eliminate the short draw.
I did a little test with my three bows that are all different as in my signature...I put a clothespin on the end of the arrow and drew each one a few times.
64" 30# @ 28" I can draw this bow to 31"
62" 40# @ 29" I can draw this bow to 30"
62" 45# @ 28" I can draw this bow to 29.5"
I think the problem has to do with my bow arm...I am coming back to the same anchor point each time. I have a strange inclination to want to possibly hunt with the lower poundage bow which drawing it to 31" will put it at about 36#...I noticed that I am more consistant with my draw at that weight, I just need to get elevated with it and see how it works out and practice with bending at the waist.
My buddy had this issue, shoots a 68" recurve. He put a clicker on it and it made him bend a bit for close shots to get the clicker to break. He softened the noise with moleskin, so he felt it more than heard it. Now he doesnt need it anymore. Changing to another shorter bow is a huge change to make at this point in the season unless you are very familiar with it.
Practice sounds like the answer and you are probably already shooting from above as I type this. Good luck!
QuoteOriginally posted by YORNOC:
My buddy had this issue, shoots a 68" recurve. He put a clicker on it and it made him bend a bit for close shots to get the clicker to break. He softened the noise with moleskin, so he felt it more than heard it. Now he doesnt need it anymore. Changing to another shorter bow is a huge change to make at this point in the season unless you are very familiar with it.
Practice sounds like the answer and you are probably already shooting from above as I type this. Good luck!
I thought about getting a clicker also...may do that in the off season and practice. I am just wondering though that my draw length increases as the weight decreases that I just may not be able to pull a 45# or more bow as well as I can a lower poundage...
There's just a natural tendency for a heavier bow to squish you more when you draw.
Bend at the waist and roll the bow over flat and your shots will not go left or high and left. A 1/2" should not matter at hunting ranges, but not getting your eye over the arrow will through that shot off every time.