having a target I really want to hit

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Me also.

I think a magical combination of unicorn mane, mermaid scales, and fairy dust really lock in my accuracy....


Sorry couldn't resist...

No really, proper tuning is a must on any bow.

Pointing the arrow in the right direction!

Focus

I think any bow, untillered / tillered, short / long, fat / skinny, red, black or green, is inherently more accurate than I can ever make use of.

It is me, and only me, that makes it inaccurate.
Some features of any given bow lend themselves to helping me be more or less accurate, but the problem is me, not the bow.

ChuckC

I think most of it is mental , if you think there is a problem with your setup it is easy to get yourself to believe it . Kinda like getting an arrow to shoot well out of your bow , you must believe that you have the rite arrow to begin with . It can be like hypochondria , I have had that happen to me many years ago . So relax and don't over think the beast , it will come together .

As the old master said " It is better to become the arrow than to be the target . "

"Or what do you think makes the bow you settled on accurate for you?"

There's no way of denying that properly tuned arrows are first and foremost in achieving any degree of consistent accuracy with any bow.

me! brain games, if I'm off mentally so is my bow and visa-versa.

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"what do you think makes the bow you settled on accurate for you?"

Yourself and the relationship you have with that bow.

Kris

Matched arrows and practice, practice, practice.

Confidence in your equipment and yourself

I think this is a good question for Kirk from Big Foot. But my 2 cents, all well designed bows are accurate. Our fingers on the string limit their shooting abilities. Getting back to what makes my bow accurate: I shoot a 62" recurve (Howatt Hunter} and I think it is the smoothness and string angle. I believe those two factors compensate for my imperfections. I have a 58" and 60" recurve and once I became comfortable shooting the Hunter I am consistantly more accurate with it.

two things,. finger pinch , even if you do not feel it there is less with the longer bow , usually at least.
verticle stability is next. even if the bows are both identical in vertical stability the string angle will allow a less constistant release with the shorter bow by tweaking one of the limbs a little harder than the other. At least on occasion. This will cause a bit of bad flight and cause the arrow to not fly as accurately which shots up especially on longer shots.
As was priorly stated they would both probably be as accurate over a Hooter shooter with a mechanical release aid.

God bless, Steve

A longer bow is inherently more accurate than a short bow for the same reason that a tightrope  walker uses a long pole for balance on a high wire.  More stability, less prone to torque.  That could be what you are experiencing.

Practice.
Practice.
Practice.
Practice.
and having it tuned right.

Accuracy is in the operator. You may operate some bows better than others.

Crooked stick, if accuracy is in the operator then why may one operate some bows better than others? I think that is what Ulysseys wants to know.

I don't think its all about the archer, design and build play a part also.

Here is a list of items mentioned already in order posted,
reflex riser, limb length, center shot, grip, arrow tune, archer, limb stability, forward riser, confidence, bow arm, practice.

I agree with Sixby, length and stability, and add grip style because if it is not easily repeatable for you you affect accuracy with torque and limb timing effects.

It aint the Bow, Its the Indian......

I agree with the previous posts on accuracy, mostly. In terms of accuracy as it relates to a bow's forgiveness, longer bows don't translate shooter error to the target as noticeably as shorter bows do. So, any errors the archer makes, minor or major, will not affect the impact of the arrow on the target as much with a longer bow as it will a shorter bow.