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Originally Posted by Meddler  As a starting point, take the bow length and subtract 3.5 inches.
Or.... and here's the really easy way to do it....
Measure the distance between the limbtips when the bow is unbraced.
(in days of old [I was there so I know] people used to store their one-piece recurves with the strings held on the nocks of the limbs)
It's dependent on materials used, but it will be in the ball park.
Iain |
Agreed on both suggestions and the second tip is really usefull if you have a mix of riser and limbs as the 3.5" guide does not always work, for example the length of string required for a 68" bow - G3 limbs and NX riser will come up slightly longer than G3's with Nexus handle.
However on older bows such as my whitehart (68") beacuse of the greater recurve in the limbs and the bracing height, I need a 64.25" string using the measurement above it would suggest 63.5" which is too short.