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4 - Brace Height<br />
For selfbows, a brace height of 6 inches measured from the back of the<br />
bow provides a good compromise between accuracy and arrow speed.<br />
If the brace height is too low, the arrow must wind itself more around<br />
the handle when shot. This makes it more difficult to match your set of<br />
arrows and worsens the horizontal hit pattern. The arrow speed only<br />
starts to drop below a brace height of 4 inches. If you design your bow<br />
long and wide enough, you can use a brace height of 8 inches without<br />
overstressing the limbs and causing stringfollow. The arrows are then<br />
slightly slower, but are released more cleanly from the bow.
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