http://archeryreport.com/2010/06/archery-tips-5-estimating-draw-length/ Bows, arrows, physics and more! Everything for the archery and bowhunting enthusiast Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:26:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://archeryreport.com/2010/06/archery-tips-5-estimating-draw-length/comment-page-1/#comment-10147 Guide: Buying your first bow Tue, 29 Nov 2011 05:17:28 +0000 http://archeryreport.com/?p=2596#comment-10147 [...] By far the most critical thing to consider when buying a bow is that it must fit you properly.  An ill-fitting bow will be less comfortable to shoot, less accurate and encourage bad shooting form that can be hard to overcome down the road.  The first consideration when fitting a bow is getting an approximate draw length determine.  Good pro shops will have the proper tools to accurately measure draw length, but an easy approximation can be made at home.  Measure you wingspan with the arms held all the way out, measure from finger tip to finger tip.  Take this measure, subtract 15″ and divide by two.  This will not give  you an exact draw length, but should be close enough so that when you are looking at bows you know what draw length ranges to look at.  See this short article for more details and a chart on using this method. [...] [...] By far the most critical thing to consider when buying a bow is that it must fit you properly.  An ill-fitting bow will be less comfortable to shoot, less accurate and encourage bad shooting form that can be hard to overcome down the road.  The first consideration when fitting a bow is getting an approximate draw length determine.  Good pro shops will have the proper tools to accurately measure draw length, but an easy approximation can be made at home.  Measure you wingspan with the arms held all the way out, measure from finger tip to finger tip.  Take this measure, subtract 15″ and divide by two.  This will not give  you an exact draw length, but should be close enough so that when you are looking at bows you know what draw length ranges to look at.  See this short article for more details and a chart on using this method. [...]

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