Question for the Hill bow shooters..
I have HH Tembo 66" @ 29"
I ordered a new string from Craig, Butt I forgot to ask about the Brace Height.
So Instead of bugging him about it, Id thought Id bug you guy's.. :goldtooth:
Thank you for any reply's.... :archer: :campfire:
I'd start at 6.5" Just remember that if it's a Dacron string it will continue to stretch before it settles in. Keep it under tension until it quits stretching and tie on a string nock that can be adjusted up and down the string to adjust your nocking point. Is your bow a backset or string follow profile? What wood did you choose for the riser and what colored glass did you pick ? Tradcat
Tradcat....
6.5 seams like a good starting point, For some reason I have it in my Old mind that it was 6 3/4.
My Tembo limbs are all Boo of course, Clear Glass, And I cant remember the riser wood because I just told Craig at HH to just surprise me....
I ordered Arrows from him a few day's ago and he ask me about Crown and fletching color and I just told him surprise me.
Some times it's fun to just let them do it, I'm looking forward to the surprise..
6 3/4" is a good brace height. I sure would like to see your bow as I'm considering a 66" Tembo myself
6 1/2 or 6 3/4 will work, but a lot of folks brace their ASLs a bit lower than that, closer to 6 1/4. Try it at various heights to see what works best for you.
For longbows I usually start high around 7 1/2 on a new string and shoot it a while. When it settles in I will tune to the arrows I am using. I can usually find the sweet spot better going from High to low. Some people use a low brace height to get every bit of "stroke' from the string for more fps but I tune for best flight for the arrows I am using. I shoot both wood and aluminum so the "best" brace height for either may be different so I usually will use a setting in the middle..................... YMMV
The second my brace goes below 6.5" I notice erratic arrow flight. So to be sure I set mine 6.75" in case it moves at all. I typically use 452x and once it's set for some shoot in arrows it doesn't typically move.
Years ago, I bought a new longbow from Northern Mist. I probably don't remember all the details correctly, but I had a couple of conversations with Steve Turay about how he would recommend setting the brace height for one of his bows.
My understanding was since longbows are generally quiet bows to start with, Steve was in favor of getting the longest power stroke he could by lowering the brace height to help keep the arrow on the string as long as possible. But he said to watch two things. One is arrow flight, and the other is what I call 'wrist slap'. How low can you go before the bow string begins to hit the wrist of the bow arm.
If you are using a good arrow spine for the bow and your shooting form, variations in brace height won't likely have a major impact on arrow selection or noise, so why not go for the brace height that keeps the arrow on the string the longest. So the guidance was to start at 6.5-7.0" and keep lowering it until you feel the wrist slap then add some twists until the wrist slap stops. This is what I've been doing with ASL's for the last 10 years or so. My experience is I run into wrist slap problems before I see any arrow flight issues.
Not saying this is the best way or only way to determine brace height, but it's a way to figure out what works best for you versus chasing a number that works for someone else.
George Vernon....
That' :clapper: :archer2: :archer:s a great explanation concerning BH....
Basically I've messed with brace and skinny strings and all, a lot...years ago. There's no reason to go too low on the brace, the gain isn't worth the headache of pushing the lower limit. I remember noticing I was having flight issues, messed with arrows a lot, and then realized it was all a brace height issue. You can waste a lot of time when you're trying to gain insignificant advantages.