shorter vs longer overall length advantages?

[Earl Jeff]

longer is smoooooooooooooooooother

[BRITTMAN]

Ive thought alot about the shorter vs longer myself . Best thing for you to do is to try diffrent bows at diffrent lengths and see what fits you the best for all types of hunting situations . For me I think its the shorter bow and 58 inches seems to be about right .

[Mike Bolin]

I have tried out several different recurves 60" and under over the past several years and there are some definite differences between manufacturers. There is a BIG difference on some of them. Whisperstick bows in the 58" length is very smooth and shootable for me at 28" and I am sure it would be at 29"+. I have a Timberhawk t/d recurve that is 58" and it feels/seems as smooth to me as the 64" longbow I just sold. I agree with some of the other folks that you will probably lose and inch or more in draw length from your wheel bow. I went from 30" with wheels down to 28" with traditional bows. Good luck-Mike

[ishoot4thrills]

As far as people not having any problem hunting with longer bows out of tree stands, I think most of you are hunting from trees with few or no limbs on them. Some of the trees I hunt out of have several limbs on them around where I am standing. I had to actually leave my stand once after climbing into it and discovering I could hardly draw my 64" Montana LB back because of the limbs in the way. I don't have that bow anymore 'cause now I hunt with my 56" Beeler LB. It's perfect for what I want to do with it and shoots great too.

[Ringneck]

I tried a Kodiak Magnum and hated it. For my money recurves start at 58" and I prefer 60-62. I don't want to go any shorter than 58".

[Dave Bulla]

Well yea, ya gotta pick a huntable tree....   :D  

I certainly like background cover in a tree and a couple branches directly behind me is a big plus but sheesh, ya need to use a little common sense.  It'd be like hunting from the ground and finding a big old deadfall with lots of branches on it where you could crawl back inside and hide real good.  But if you can't move to draw your bow, what good does it do.  Gotta break out the saw and make it usable.

[**DONOTDELETE**]

Now I owned a 54" Shrew ( Before passing it on ) and I have a 70" (72" T2T) long bow. There is a big difference in these bow, but I have taken deer out of a tree with both.

 As others have said, short bows can pinch if your draw is long and that they will show bad form better then a longer bow. I feel it comes down to which one you like better. Which one do You shoot better? That is more imported then anything else.

[Lost Arra]

On a whim I made a jump from my usual 62-64" bow to a 54" Shrew.

My only problem with the shorty is using a bow quiver. My 30" arrows extend farther than the limb tip which makes resting the lower limb tip on my boot a problem. I like keeping my bow in an upright position during times I am sitting. This is not an insurmountable problem, but the fletching or nocks are in the way on the short bow.