I've been shooting for a while and I'm trying to understand bows a bit better. My current one is fairly low end and I got it from an archery shop who did all the measuring and sizing with me and I just let them get on with it. My knowledge is on the level of 'pull the string back, watch the arrow go' but I'd like to expand it a bit so I can look into increasing my draw weight.
My current limbs (Core Ignite short) say this on them:
25H 68-28
23H 66-30
Now my understanding was that this means if you put them on a 25" riser (which I have) and then measure from tip to tip (unstrung) then the bow length would be 68". However when I measure it I get 64". I'm fairly sure I can use a tape measure correctly and even if I'd measured the riser incorrectly I'd still be 2" out! Can someone explain what I'm misunderstanding please?
Thanks!
My current limbs (Core Ignite short) say this on them:
25H 68-28
23H 66-30
Now my understanding was that this means if you put them on a 25" riser (which I have) and then measure from tip to tip (unstrung) then the bow length would be 68". However when I measure it I get 64". I'm fairly sure I can use a tape measure correctly and even if I'd measured the riser incorrectly I'd still be 2" out! Can someone explain what I'm misunderstanding please?
Thanks!