[Cyrille]

Might anyone be able to give a ballpark figure as to the BH of a 69" recurve target bow 38# @ 28" Personally I would guesstimate about 8 or9"
Thanks for any information that may be provided.

 

[John Ryan]

Probably somewhere in the middle, depending on the bow. About 8 1/2 usually works good for me.

 

[fieldnfeathers]

What bow is it? Brace height can vary greatly on bow design.

 

[Cyrille]

It's a Wing Presentation bow

 

[Grantmac]

~9"

Those old target bows liked the BH high.

-Grant

 

[Bowmania]

BH is part of fine tuning, so it's up to you.

Bowmania

 

[Cyrille]

I realize that Bowmania, I was just looking for a "Ballpark" figure. My LB likes 6and 3/8ths
my PMA likes 8 1/2. So I figured between 8 or 9 inches for starts then fine tune from there. However some think that the bow being "old" it probably likes a higher BH I was looking for knowledge not for someone to tell me the exact measurement!

 

[longbowguy]

Some have claimed that Wings need a higher brace height. I have owned a couple of dozen vintage target bows, three of them Wings, and they all tuned for me around 8&1/2 inches, give or take a bit. Some fellows must twang them differently from me. Some fellows seem to think Ernie Root, Earl Hoyt and Bob Lee didn't know how to make efficient bows 60 years ago. - lbg

 

[Cyrille]

60 years ago I was 13 and two years away from my first recurve.

 

[John in NZ]

I have my 68" Hoyt Pro Medalist set at 8.5

John.