Brace Height | Archery Basics Explained
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- Опубліковано 25 лип 2024
- What is Brace Height? Why should you pay attention to brace height in archery? What is the best brace height for your bow? How do you adjust brace height? How do you measure brace height? I answer all those questions and more in this video about brace height.
Link to two types of bow squares for measuring brace height**:
L Square (my favorite): amzn.to/3KK08kZ
T Square: amzn.to/3UggEMF
Chapters:
00:00-00:17 Intro
00:17-00:31 Define Brace Height
00:31-1:14 How to Measure Brace Height
1:14-2:23 How to Adjust Brace Height
2:23-3:50 How to Find the Perfect Brace Height for Your Bow
3:50-4:40 Bonus Tips and Summary
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Jake - Would love to see everything Target related. Build Compound Target Bows, Recurve, Barebow etc. Test new parts Stabilizers, rests etc for all types of bow. You bring a unique perspective to target archery
Thanks for all the info, Jake. Just started archery at the age of 64. Didn't realize the importance of brace height, now I know to experiment and see the outcome.
This video came right as I was having issues with the sound of my bow, changing the brace height slightly worked like a charm. Thanks for uploading these, there isn't a whole lot of olympic recurve focused archery channels out there, you are the number one resource I have found so far.
Jake - I would agree with James there - the former intro was crisp and distinct - mercifully short too as I like to get into the meat quick! These quick reference shorts are really good refreshers and simple enough for the beginner. As to topics to follow up on: simple basic principles of tuning, use of the button, changing bow weight, setting your nock point, sight adjustment, stabilisers for dummies, different tabs - there's so much even at the basic level. I guess 80% of what I've learned has come from your channel as we don't have that kind of experience in our club. Your trad journey has been equal parts informative and funny, even got me to buy a Old Mountain Symphony Carbon One Piece Recurve - 60" - 40# and it is fun! Keep going!
Jake; thanks for making and posting your videos, and passing on your knowledge to others.
I’m 57 and just bought my first bow (left-hand Samick Sage, 25#), and enjoying your videos as I build my knowledge base. I agree with another poster (Claudio Olate); can you cover the plunger button? You mentioned it in another video as one of the top five things for beginners to invest in. Thanks!
WOOO! Love that new intro!
Thanks a lot for all the very helpful vids. Would be interesting to hear something about strings. What material, how many strands, what you prefer and why?
Hi Jake
How about setting up a few different types of rest set ups and plunger tuning. I was looking for a vid the other day on the AAE Free Flyte. Very minimal info out there. Thanks for all your awesome content. 👍🏻
Thank you for this, clear and concise. Experienced this today , someone noticed my string had no twists left! I didn't think it was that important so didn't pay much attention to it when unstringing and storing it. time to buy a T square!
I would really like to know how the plunger/button works and why is it so important
Fantastic Jake, You made it so easy to understand. and especially "Why" Brace height matters !
This was an excellent video. It explained the topic precisely and was delivered perfectly.
The short duration and lack of ambiguity made it watchable and succinct.
That is how my brain likes information presented.
An upward thumb and a subscribe from me.
Thanks.
Love this channel, any chance you could do a series on arrow spine and bow weight.
Moved from 8" to 8.75" yesterday in conjunction with adding negative tiller (-3/8") to my barebow. I was hitting 3 in row in the gold end after end. I don't think I shot below an 8 all night last night. So much less left to right drift. Thanks again Jake, gold just became easy at 75' and I think I can push back to 90-100' before the snow hits!
Thanks for making these videos.
Video was very helpful. Looking at recurve bows for hunting small and big game, can you recommend. Thanks.
Good information
Hey Jake, snapshot vids great for quick bitesize bits of info. Regarding the intro, bit of blurb from a branding guy... think of you as a brand, your previous intro had more attitude, edge and personality, not so much archery, but unique and distinctive. This new intro sets you much more in the realm of archery and expert, good, but potentially less original and less distinctive. Visually I would be recommending the former with elements of the latter as I believe it would be a better representation of the channel - being a mixture of all things archery, fun and expert. Musically I think you're closer in your original for the same reasons. What the second one does do well is signal to viewers (particularly new viewers) that they're are in the right place for expert advice. Having said that, I still think the previous one with a mix of difference archery disciplines is closer to where you want to be. J
Jake, I’ve watched many of your videos and they’ve been a great help. In cases where you don’t have a manufacturers recommendation, such as when you purchase a riser and limbs separately, where do you start for brace height? I have a MyBo wave-x and WNS delta C3 limbs, and it seems neither MyBo nor WNS provides any recommendations for brace height. I find that the low noise area is fairly large. How do I know I’m close to where I should be in this case?
Getting back into Archery, I have a Samick Sage that has been in the closet strung for several years. Thank you for explaining brace height. May I ask what bow you shoot with?
As a coach I would like to know how to assess an archer and what should I focus on first.
Hello. I am a beginner in recurve archery -I have a 68" Hoyt with 42lb blades- could you tell us about the TILLER("positive tiller". and/or "negative tiller") and its details?? Thank you
Hi Jake iv heard a weak arrow shoots better than a stiff arrow how do you get a weak spine arrow and tune it to shoot stiff or a stiff arrow and tune it to shoot weak. A professional answer would be great thanks frome over the pond.
Hello Jake enjoy your videos just like to know what bow is that in your hand and what is you favorite bow you use the most thank you
ATF DX in his hand
Would you recomend going slightly lower or higher on the recomended brace height?
Hi Jake! What's the riser you're using in this video?. It's beautiful.
W&W ATF-DX
Just a quick question Jake. When shooting recurve and aiming , looking through the sight, where is the string in relation to your eye ? I look just to the right of the string so it is there in my peripheral vision just to the left side of my sight pin. Is that correct ?
Thank you Jake, im just a 1 year barebow shooting that begun on this sport, what they told me is im having trouble with my muscles doing the right thing, hope you can recomend what excersizes are good to improve ones grip, release and anchor and how often should i do it to avoid overdoing the muscles.
Focus on movement not muscles.
@@typhoon2827 thank you, i also concentrate on movement, but i changed from 30 lbs limbs to 38 lbs, i can shoot without problems, but i get tired more so that my previous limbs.
Is there a best practice for storing your string? I see some people leaving it on the limbs, twisting it around them so the amount of twists stay the same. I never do this but I do notice that when I store it I typically bend it in the same spots, and I guess those are potential weak spots over time.
Atf dx and meta dx I have good riser which
If you make your own self bow, how do you know the ideal brace height?
How can you tell what the brace height should be for a bow that is constructed from ILF parts? I can't contact the manufacturer, because the riser and the limbs are different. I also don't have enough experience to tune it by feel.
Why does my brace height decrease after a dozen ends? like 30-40 arrows in I'll have it drop by a 1/4" to 3/8" ad I'll have to unstring the bow and add more twists.
Thanks buddy. I do check my BH EVERYTIME I string my bow, but I find changing limbs needs it to be tuned all over (right?).. I shoot a PSE Theory and I'm a new Barebow archer and I really can't find where the bow is happy at the differing crawls... Yes it's barebow I know..
Yes different limbs require different settings in general
I've got a strange problem with my 74" recurve - 27" ATF-X & XL Uukha 38# SX50 limbs. Now Uukha has a brace height recommendation of 239mm +/-10mm for that size bow with their S series limbs. I've had two 8125 strings made to the length that Uukha recommends, 1785mm, by two different string makers. Limb bolts are in the factory position. With both strings I can't get low enough to that brace height because I'm taking out so many twists the string starts separate into the strands. One string is better than the other. I've found that setting the brace height to 249mm is a good compromise between not taking to many twists out and the bow sounding good. Did I just get unlucky with two strings that are too short or is there something off in Uukha's recommendations?
My bow height was 73 inches in hoyt axis...
What brace height should I use.....will 23 works good??
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If you have a knock bead on your bowstring, would you not have to move that up or down as you adjust brace height? Or is that change in elevation so minimal it's not worth worrying about?
The change is minimal and not worth worrying about.
The manual brace height is calculated at 28" anchor. Is that correct? If your anchor is 30" should I shorten the brace height?
Brace Height and your draw length have no correlation. The draw weight is measured at 28" but that is only for reference, if you are drawing back a limb further than 28", you can expect the draw weight to be higher than the weight marked on the limb. For example a long limb on a 25" riser that is marked 40# at 28" would be approximately 44# at 30" depending on the tiller bolt setting.
How many inches should the brace height should be?
Each bow is different. Some
6 inches or less, others over 9.5”
Jake I bought a win and win bulk wolf , 62 recurve from a reputable retailer and they set the brace height to 6 1/2. Now the bow calls for 7 3/4-8 1/2, so why did they do this? My draw length is only 24 1/2.
Sorry wrong info brace height is 7-8 inhes
Shops sometimes just set up a bow and call it good enough. Few actually read manuals and follow those guides... It happens.
I recently got a tip from a professional archer.
Shoot a few arrows then adjust braceheight, shoot again at same distance and note if the arrows fall higher or lower on the target.
Keep experimenting until you are such braceheight that the arrows hit at the highest point.
Then you found the spot where the bow is most efficient, that is the correct braceheight.
That is only working, if you're adjusting the nockpoints after changing the brace hight. Because with twisting the string, the nockpoints will move higher or lower!
@@helischulegonzalez9400 If the string twists the same amount over its length it should not matter. There is a little bit more serving below the nockpoint so it will never twist a 100% the same top and bottom, but i think its only a small amount and wonder if you will notice this. It can be easily checked with a bowsquare.
The guy who gave me the tip was only in the top 50 of the world championship 2021, so you can probably ignore it, lol.
@@erics320 Nockpoint can change over 1 mm and this will change height of your hits. But the method is logical and a good one. Maybe first shooting out perfect nockpoints and than this method, but checking nockpoints if they are still right 👍😊
Jake🎉🎉🎉
I have got an old bow years ago Could you help me know were my brace height is? Browning " Nomad Stalker 2" with markings "L50# , 58" AMO , 5W591-2 If you can help find or know my brace height is Thankyou
7 1/2 to 8 inches
@@stevedaughton7247 thank you
@@stevedaughton7247 Will I have 9 1/2' with 53" string NOW time for 55" string to get my brace right
@@billwall2969 I would try a 54 inch string.
@@stevedaughton7247
I know it been 12 days but i got a 54" string and the brace went from 9 1/2 to 8 7/8" so i checked what 56" string it gave me (6") so I needed a custom 55" string to get down to that 7 1/2 to 8 inches brace - I HOPE just update for you
That's weird. The measurement when done from the grip towards the string said 9 inches, but when you do it from the string towards the center of the plunger button, it said 8.5 inches. Was that an editing error, or is there something off there?
A combination of things.
When I took the b roll footage, the brace was lower. Plus bow squares have two surfaces that you measure from so it changes if you use the handle vs the string. And also some bows don’t have the plunger directly above the pivot point. It can be forward or back.
@@JakeKaminskiArchery ah, I see. Thanks for clarifying. Anyway, I recently commented on your crooked limbs video about my interesting finding of my crooked limbs and how I fixed it. I'm not sure you would be interested, but I think it's worth sharing. Hopefully you'll read it if you have the time. Thanks!
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