How short is too short?

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  1. Jul 17, 2007 #1
    Hook Em

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    How short is too short for your arrows? My field/3D arrows for my target rig are pretty friggin short....make me a little nervous at times just looking how close they are to coming off the trophy taker. they are probably a centimeter past the arm at full draw. Is that too short?
     
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  3. Jul 17, 2007 #2
    MeanV2

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    Not in my book:cool:

    I've always cut my arrows pretty close. You should have no problems if you can't over draw and pull'em off:biggrin1:

    Dan
     
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  5. Jul 17, 2007 #3
    ib4hoyt

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    your good to go..... don't be looking at them.:cool:
     
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  6. Jul 17, 2007 #4
    brokenarrow

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    Ditto...
    If it stays on the rest it's plenty long enough...:biggrin1:
     
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  7. Jul 17, 2007 #5
    Ronhop

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    I agree.

    Ron
     
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  8. Jul 17, 2007 #6
    Hook Em

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    I have tried to overdraw and I can't do it....but I have had them fall off the rest before so I will NOT use my BT release with those arrows! I could see myself letting down and shooting one of them through my arm. that would kinda suck!
     
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    Hook Em, Jul 17, 2007
  9. Jul 17, 2007 #7
    Ronhop

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    A centimeter past the arm should be plenty. Are you having issues with the wall on the bow being mushy and being able to pull too far into it ?

    Ron
     
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    Ronhop, Jul 17, 2007
  10. Jul 17, 2007 #8
    Hook Em

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    Heck no....I shoot a Bowtech baby! No mushy wall here....rock solid wall.
     
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    Hook Em, Jul 17, 2007
  11. Jul 17, 2007 #9
    Ronhop

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    I though you shot a BT. So do I and one of the reasons is the wall. It won't move unless you loosen that allen screw on the drawstop...

    I don't think you have an issue bud.

    Ron
     
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    Ronhop, Jul 17, 2007
  12. Jul 17, 2007 #10
    Hook Em

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    cool...good to hear. you guys are reassuring and I will stop worrying about them. :rockon:
     
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  13. Jul 17, 2007 #11
    Ronhop

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    The only thing you need to worry about is where Social Security is heading... :tape:

    Ron
     
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  14. Jul 17, 2007 #12
    Dredly

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    You know you're arrow is to short...

    - When you're bow asks if its on yet...

    - When the arrow "doesn't make the grade" and the bow tells it that its okay, it happens to a lot of arrows

    - When the bows points out that speed is important but so is lasting the whole tournament

    - When your bow asks if the arrow wrap is to big

    - When your bow looks longingly at a neighbors arrows and says "I wonder what it would be like to shot those.
     
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    Dredly, Jul 17, 2007
  15. Jul 17, 2007 #13
    BUNNYMAN

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    how do you come up with this crap???:laugh:

    had a buddy that said his bow told him his brothers arrows were bigger......:laugh:
     
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  16. Jul 17, 2007 #14
    Dredly

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    Oh yeah. Thats what they call the Bowtech Tribute Rodeo edition...

    you basically start shooting, lean up and tell the bow that a Hoyt shoots better and with less recoil and then fire as many arrows as you can before the limbs explode
     
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  17. Jul 17, 2007 #15
    BUNNYMAN

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    :laugh: :laugh:
     
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  18. Jul 17, 2007 #16
    SilentSniper

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    Mine are 25 inches long. I have T-Rex arms so I can get away with it. My buddies say it looks like I'm shooting crossbow bolts. :mad:
     
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  19. Jul 17, 2007 #17
    Holy Smokes

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    Pigmy arrows:laugh:
     
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  20. Jul 17, 2007 #18
    BUNNYMAN

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    yeah me too....I know how you feel.....:mad:
     
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  21. Jul 17, 2007 #19
    Holy Smokes

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    The long and short of it is if it falls off tha rest ya need a longer one.:biggrin1:
     
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  22. Jul 17, 2007 #20
    BUNNYMAN

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    dont you have some packing to do???:noidea: :biggrin1:
     
    BUNNYMAN, Jul 17, 2007
    BUNNYMAN, Jul 17, 2007
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