Could someone do me a favor - measure a recurve?

[Over&Under]

For someone who owns a 62" recurve, can you measure in a straight line from tip to tip(when strung) and let me know the measurment?

Thanks so much!

Jake

[ksbowman]

My Wing Thunderbird is 58". I can measure some others, but they aren't strung right now. That should be pretty constant though as the string should be around 58" also.

[Over&Under]

Thanks alot Ks!

Thats what I needed to know.

Anyone else to compare?

Thanks
Jake

[YORNOC]

62" Brackenbury : 58".
62" Robertson :58"

[Over&Under]

Sounds pretty consistant.

Thanks Fellaa

Interesting how much length a recurve looses when strung....more than the average R/D longbow.

Appreciate it.

I have a thing for short bows but when you boil it down to inches, a 62" recurve when braced is not much different in overall length than a 58-60" longbow braced.

Thanks again
Jake

[chuckbow]

jake its 58" on my 62" rec.

[Jack Shanks]

Actually, if you measure a 62" AMO recurve it is going to be about 4" less than 62" unstrung. The AMO measurement is taken following the curve of the limbs. For Example a 60" AMO Bear Kodiak is 56.5" unstrung.

[Night Wing]

This might help others who have longer recurves than 62". From tip to tip and I don't mean from the string grooves.

My 66" Blacktail "recurves" when fully strung are 63" in length.

[Over&Under]

Originally posted by Jack Shanks:
Actually, if you measure a 62" AMO recurve it is going to be about 4" less than 62" unstrung. The AMO measurement is taken following the curve of the limbs. For Example a 60" AMO Bear Kodiak is 56.5" unstrung.

You are right Jack...I should have thought about that as a string ordered for a recurve is typically 4" shorter that AMO.

Thanks everyone!

[wingnut]

The only difference you will find is the deep hook limbs like ours and a few others will have a shorter overall length then most.

Mike