Have been talking to Tim Finley about his Jackrabbit longbow.

Been rocking the Big River recurve, kinda Bear Kodiak clone, an enjoyed shooting in two new strings.  On #1, the para cord silencers have fluffed out nicely after 300 arrows and the string has settled in.  Now working on #2 and have a couple hundred arrows to go.  I guess as long as she fits in my FJ for trips it will be all good.  Thinking that this year is going to be a recurve year, between the BR and Bear Grizzly.  Enough rambling.

64" static recurve. I am a longer draw. String angle is a huge part of my success or horror when I shoot. A longer limbed bow gives a more forgiving string angle so your release can be imperfect without total disaster...

Short bows are great and they can be smooth but I am not sure they can also deliver mild string angle to archers with longer draws. However, I am by no means expert in bow design.

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I always thought that a 48 to 52 recurve would be a handy hunting bow. At my 27" recurve draw they should be good, even with my split finger release.  The problem i have is when i miss I miss big, I am one of those that powers up when I shoot at game, I must torque the string sometimes.  I have been told from someone with a 28" draw that a Robertson r/d that 62" is noticeably more touchy than a 64" for release torque. That person is seriously considering a 66" of the same model.

I do know that my 62" Kota @70# is smoother to shoot than my 60" recurve @66#.  Rocking the recurve to commemorate John's 96th birth year.  Taking it to LTR.

Have been shooting the BR 60" recurve for a couple weeks.  It has become my favorite for the moment.  Have been grouping very well for South Texas brush country distances. (6-15 yards)  Finally, had an epiphany and got the silencers right.  Looking forward to giving the Javelinas trouble.  Guess I'm set in my ways with 60" bows and 63-66#.

Quote from: Sam McMichael on January 10, 2022, 09:21:12 PM
All of my ASL's and most of my R/D bows are 68" long. My ELB is 71" long. Also, they are all one piece bows. I like the smoothness of draw that a longer bow gives, even if it may not be performing to maximum efficiency due to my short draw. I have looked at take downs, and liked them, but never had the extra money to buy one.

Dude, I'm not buying into that.  If you didn't have 700 one piece bows you could have a couple take-downs along the way!