Hi All,

I have a draw length question. I originally measured at 28" draw. However after some practice it seems my draw length
has grown to 30". I was never over bowed. Is this possible?

Thanks

Pete

I am very much a beginner to archery. I have been shooting for a few years now, however due to budget constraints, I have taken it slowly. Most of my equipment is home made and my whole walk so far has been taken from your experiences on Tradgang.

I have now set a goal. To take an animal with a trad gear this year. Here in South Africa we are blessed with many animals, however there is no public land to hunt on. My aim is to take a warthog walk and stalk with my home made bow, arrows, quiver, back pack ect.....

I will document my journey, over the next few months, definitely asking for help many times. I will post pics of my equipment I have made so far.

Thanks all for your contributions to a great website.

Wish me luck!

God Bless

Pete

Welcome to the journey. This is a great place to start!  

I have been around for a few years, but very low key.

QuoteI have been around for a few years, but very low key.

I got that. But, you made a goal to take an animal with trad gear and to me that's a new journey and this is a great place to start it. Sorry, I should have worded my post better.    :D

Really look forward to following along on your quest! Good luck my friend.

Looking forward to sharing in your experiences.

Can't wait to see photos and hear your stories! Good luck on your journey.

Sounds like a great road trip. Look forward to sahring it with you.

Very cool.  Good Luck.

Enjoy the journey, Pete, it will be a great trip.  We're looking forward to the stories.

Post a picture of your bow, if you have one. Good luck on meeting your goal.  

Here is a pic of the bow I built. 60" 44#@28. However I would like to be shooting about 52-55# so I'm going to building another in a month or so. This will be my practice bow for now.

Nice looking bow. Good luck on your journey.

Great looking bow!
That being an example of your talent, you'll have blood on it for sure. Looking forward to the story and pics. Best of luck.

Good luck .Keep us posted and thats a really good looking bow.

Nice looking bow  

Nice work!

Looking forward to hearing about your journey.

Thanks guys,

I look forward to it, however, I have a long way to go.

Ttt

Your draw length wouldn't change unless your form changed( unless you got taller, I don't know how old you are:) ). The question is, should you draw that far? What I mean is this: All else being equal, a longer draw length is better, as long as you're not overdrawing. Proper draw length means you draw to where you are in proper alignment. Without that, you will never shoot to your full potential. Terry's form clock explains it better than I can.

It took me a long time to really understand how draw length and alignment work together. Can you get a picture of you at full draw? Hope this helps.