Do you 62?

[Bjorn]

62-64 in longbows are my fav hunting lengths-tried 58" and sold it; draw is 27".

[frank bullitt]

The saying, "what goes around comes around" comes to mind!

I shot a 68" longbow for alot of years, in a treestand, treesling, and ground hunting. Never remember a time or shot where I thought. "should of had a 58"! Maybe a V8   :D  

I feel the maufactured ground blinds, have brougth about more for the short bow, "needs" than any!

Shoot whats accurate for YOU, not to be part of a trend! You'll be more confident, and that carries over to success!  

[reddogge]

58" -62" all shoot the same for me.  I shoot 60" from groundblind and 58" from tree stands.

[23feetupandhappy]

What issue of TBM is Asbells "case for a shorter bow" in?

[BowMIke]

I have two 62" one recurve and one longbow. But I prefer to shoot 58" when hunting.

[Hoyt]

I like 64" recurves best and no shorter than 62". Need all the forgiveness I can get.

[Bear]

My draw is 29.5 on a longbow, 30 on full-riser recurve. 62" on curves, 64" on LB's, even hybrids. It's the only way I've found to get comfortable with a bow.

All these guys bragging about their 56"er being smooth and accurate with thier 30" draw... Methinks there be some arrow hanging off the shelf.

[Ric O'Shay]

66" longbows out of a pop up ground blind?????

No problem!    

[thump]

FOX 62" maverick works just fine.

[Jason R. Wesbrock]

My primary hunting bow is 62", although with my cheap pop up blind, I am going to use my 60" limbs for turkey hunting. How long of a bow you can use will really depend on the individual blind.

[Blackhawk]

Some say they like the longer bows for accuracy but prefer shorter bows for hunting.    :confused:     It seems there's something wrong here, huh?  

Why choose a less accurate bow for live animals but want an accurate one for paper and styrofoam?   :rolleyes:

[Don Stokes]

I agree, Blackhawk. I think it's better to get a taller blind than a shorter bow, if you can't shoot it as well. I have a Yukon Tracks that's 84" tall, so bow length is not an issue. I shot a 68" longbow for years from tree stands, and sometimes I might have passed a shot that I could have taken with a shorter bow, but it's more important to me to make the shot well than to make a shot poorly. There's always tomorrow.

[mjh]

My two bows I hunt with are 62inch.  I've used them both and taken game with both while in my Double Bull T5 recurve.  Might go to 60 inches some day but not really in the market for a new bow any time soon.

[limbolt]

My bows range from 64" down to 54" but for hunting 58" works well for me.

[John3]

My Pro Medalist Hunter (Hoyt) is 62" and one of my favorites...  62" is good!

It is in my hand in my pic to the left...

[elk nailer]

I too 62. Out of a ameristep penthouse.

[kat]

I shoot 62", and 64", and you can't beat the smoothness.  As far as accuracy goes; I got a 58" PCH lately that surprized me.  I shoot it more accurately than my longer recurves. It all depends on what fits you, and what you have confidence in.  That being said; again, you can't beat how smooth a 62" recurve draws.

[Ringneck]

Lots of guys shooting the longer bows. Not everyone jumped on the short bow bandwagon.

[Earthdog]

Black Hawk,I belive guys that say this are not saying their "bad shots" as such with the shorter bow.
Just that they prefer it for close range hunting.
Like who needs the balance and smooth of a 62" to 66" recurve that they want for shooting all day on a field course out to 80 yards,when their only planning on one shot from 20 yards.

I certainly like my 58" bows but do shoot my 62" and 66" bows better on a field target course.

The reason I settled on 62" as an all rounder was that I wanted to shoot one bow for everything.

If I shot only field archery,I'd carry my old 66" pro medalist an nothing else.

If I was hunting only,,my Martin Mamba would be my only bow.

Both do their jobs beautifully,,,but my 62" Hoyt does "everything" pretty good to.

Nothing "wrong" with any of em',,:)

[Rob DiStefano]

Originally posted by Earthdog:
Black Hawk,I belive guys that say this are not saying their "bad shots" as such with the shorter bow.
Just that they prefer it for close range hunting.
Like who needs the balance and smooth of a 62" to 66" recurve that they want for shooting all day on a field course out to 80 yards,when their only planning on one shot from 20 yards.

I certainly like my 58" bows but do shoot my 62" and 66" bows better on a field target course.

The reason I settled on 62" as an all rounder was that I wanted to shoot one bow for everything.

If I shot only field archery,I'd carry my old 66" pro medalist an nothing else.

If I was hunting only,,my Martin Mamba would be my only bow.

Both do their jobs beautifully,,,but my 62" Hoyt does "everything" pretty good to.

Nothing "wrong" with any of em',,  

selwyn, i like yer thinkin' - spot on fer me!