Big Jim Thunderchild or Jason Kendall Kanati get my vote. Both are great short bows that are comfortable to shoot and launch an arrow quick to boot .

I have a pair of 58" Red Wing Hunters I am drawing to 29-3/4" and they are working out very well.  Not as consistantly accurate as my 62" Browning Explorer but much lighter and handier and the trade-off is worth it.  Shorter & lighter bows are less forgiving to hold & release errors.

I limit my big game shots to 25 yards, but stumps the limit is as far as I can find an offering.  My point on with these bows & the 600 gr D.fir arrows I am using is about 60 yards, and I am one minute-of-stump at that distance.

Shrew Classic Hunter 56".

Allan

Two Tracks Ambush or Hoots recurve

Thiers gonna be alot of bows that will work well for you at 27 inches draw and 60 inches or under no doubt.

cascade archery, brushawk,nighthawk,goldenhawk, take your pick.

QuoteOriginally posted by Rick Richard:
Lee Hoots just north of you in North Carolina makes one of the nicest short bows you will find anywhere.

X2   Lee is just around the corner and makes a fine little bow...Smooth as butter and easy on the fingers..

Lots of bows as mentioned and a lifetime to find the "ONE". And then you'll keep looking...!
Shot distance and accuracy will be up to you.

Leon Stewart Slammer special 58"-62" I have been shooting a 58 incher  55#@27" for a couple of years. Accurate shooth fast and no hand shock. Leons bows are works of art. As a friend once told me about his Stewart it make you a hero.

My light weight 56" Java Man Inferno just arrived and it draws really smooth and really zips an arrow.

Hill Country's Cree or TD Bobcat

When it comes to short bows I can't think of any other company that has been making/perfecting them for as long as Cascade Archery, give Steve a call you won't regret it.

I have a lot of short bows but the Shrew Classic Hunter in 54-56" by Javaman is at the top of my short bow pack. Unless you can get PV to custom make one his  

I really only shoot short bows and currently a 2 piece Toelke 52" Kestral does the job....smooth to 28", quiet and great performance.

Good bless,   Pierre

A widow PCH or a KB 56" give one a test drive.  I draw 28.5" and I actually like the 54"ers I have.  Best short bow I have found.

It's really tough to generalize bows. There are a lot of excellent smooth drawing, hard hitting bows out there in the 60" and under range that will fit your draw length requirements.

Here are some things to consider:

 Most archers that prefer long bows in general like the ease of stringing and unstring the bow without the use of a stringer. They also like the shape of the bow for it's sleek ability to slide right through the brush. a long bow also has a slightly different feel to the draw in most cases that has been described to me as an "In the shot" feel. this shows on a DFC chart as a more steady increase on the pounds per inch all the way through the draw cycle. w

Due to the narrow width profile and deep core of the long bow limb, combined with the string coming right off the tips with no contact, makes the bow very quiet..... unfortunately the length dictates the string angle....

Getting long bows to draw past 28" without stacking, in a 60" or less length require going to an R/D limb design. or a hybrid limb that comes very close to being a recurve, and still has the narrow profile, deep core limb shape.

The hybrid is my personal favorite.

The advantages to a recurve bow is they store more energy in a shorter working limb, and they are very desirable to guys that like to savor the draw every inch of the way. A good recurve design will feel like the bow has a let off in weight half way through the draw giving the feel it's a lighter draw weight bow....

unfortunately there a lot of recurve bows out there that have issues with limb slap, and noise, and by the time you've managed to quiet them down, you've lost a lot of your performance. but....there are exceptions to this rule.

i believe having the bow fit your grip and shooting style is one of the most important things to consider..... you can buy and sell bows until you find your perfect match... or have a custom bow built to match your style.

Food for thought brutha...