Usually, they get their bow hand very involved with the grip - a death clench, if you will. Some archers grip their bows in such a way that bowstring slap is more prone to happen. Not only is bowstring slap typically painful, but it alters arrow flight, sometimes severely. Add some bulky hunting apparel to the equation, and the likelihood of bowstring slap increases. Since the bowstring starts closer to the grip, it’s closer to your inner forearm (just behind your wrist). One potential problem a bow with a short brace height poses is bowstring contact with your arm or sleeve. This proves that shooting form, grip comfort and the individual bow’s overall fit and feel are more important than the length of the bow’s brace height, at least in my opinion. All three bows shot more accurately than many other bows I’ve owned with 7-inch-plus brace heights. They are the Mathews Prestige, Hoyt Katera and Hoyt HyperForce. Personally, some of my best-shooting bows ever have been those with 6-inch brace heights.
I’m just saying that any flaws you make during a difficult bowhunting shot situation will have less effect on arrow flight. It’s not to say that you can expect to use sloppy form and still shoot just as well. This means the arrow will depart from the bowstring faster during the shot cycle, providing more forgiving arrow flight despite tuning flaws or poor shooting form. To compare this to my previous example, a shooter with a 30-inch draw length shooting a bow with a 7 ½-inch brace height will draw the bowstring 22 ½ inches. This means that the bowstring won’t be drawn as far to reach the shooter’s draw length. But, sacrificing speed comes with undeniable benefit.Ī longer brace height puts more distance between the throat of the bow grip and the bowstring. Depending upon the bow’s cam system, bows with longer brace heights generally shoot slower than those with shorter brace heights. Now, to contrast the points I presented regarding bows with short brace heights, let’s explore the pros and cons of bows with longer brace heights. It just means that tuning and shooting form must be excellent in order to harness the greatest accuracy from a bow with a short brace height. Now, I’m not saying that a bow with a short brace height will shoot poorly. Things like bow torque or a poorly tuned rest will impose a greater effect to the arrow flight, thereby reducing accuracy. That means any imperfections with the bow or archer during the shot cycle will be magnified. Since the bowstring is drawn farther, the arrow stays connected to the bowstring longer during the shot cycle. The additional speed comes at the expense of forgiveness, however.
As an example, an archer with a 30-inch draw length using a bow with a 5-inch brace height will draw the bowstring 25 inches. This is because the bowstring is being drawn farther in order to reach the user’s draw length since, at rest, the bowstring is closer to the bow grip. How It Affects Bow PerformanceĪ short brace height offers the benefit of higher arrow velocity. Most modern compound bows have a brace height of 6 to 7 inches, some slightly more or less. On many bows, this measurement is generally the same as the measurement from the center of the rest-mounting hole back to the bowstring. Brace height - this applies to both traditional and compound bows - refers to the measurement from the bow grip’s deepest point - the throat - to the bowstring when the bow is at rest.
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