Where do you measure brace height to?

Pretty one sided so far, but good info! Thanks for voting.

That's kind of the way the AMO and 45,000 years of bow use have established it.    

Is this for real?

Stupid iPhone...I hit the wrong one and submitted before I realized it I think.   I measure my BH to the throat of the grip...the poll will not reflect that though. Sorry.

QuoteOriginally posted by Kirkll:
Is this for real?

Good question and poll I think...many people and bowyers measure it differently regardless of AMO or tradition.

I think maybe you are mixing draw length and brace height. I'm sure you could get close to a 50-50 split on draw length; either AMO or to back of riser. Brace height? I sure haven't seen or heard of very many people measuring to back of riser.

Yep, I was surprised anyone would measure brace height differently. If some do that would sure result in some very high brace heights, depending upon depth of the bow's "pivot point"-- deepest part of the grip throat.

I know of 2 off the top of my head that measure from belly of riser not the throat...Bill Dunn of Zipper bows and a local Bowyer here in my town that has been building bows for 40 years and worked for Howatt and Martin for many many years.

It is a serious question, no need for the smart butt replies.    Also no I am not confusing brace height and draw length. Besides the back of the shelf and the throat of the grip, I have also heard of people measuring it to the center of the shelf. I personally measure to the throat of the grip but was just curious.

Learn something everyday, did not know there are some who measure to the belly. My first response was same as Kirk's.

Good question and people do measure it differently.  Here is the recommendation from a well respected bowyers website....which is different than either of your poll choices?

Brace Height:
Using a nock square, measure to the first layer of fiber glass or carbon that you come to in the shelf.

I never measure anymore. I set it so the fletching clears the shelf by an inch or so then tune the bow. When dialed in I mark a few of my arrow shafts with a sharpie at the back of the shelf for a quick check every now and then.......KISS......

Jasper that is an interesting idea, thanks!

I measure mine to the throat of the grip,but I would think that no matter where you measured if you did it the same on that particular bow and found where that bow liked to shoot you would be good?

i think its a good question i also know of a couple bowyers that measure to the far side of the shelf..

All in all, it really doesn't matter a bit as long as you do it that way every time.

ChuckC