The vast majority of recurve bows have a brace height somewhere between 7.5 and 9.75 inches.

Micro-Tune The Brace Heightīy brace height we simply mean the distance between the deepest part of the bow riser, and the string in its loose position. Any other approach is just a waste of your time. So my advice is to simply get one or two different types of quality arrows, try them out with your recurve bow, see how accurate they are, and then try to improve from there once you gain some practical archeryexperience. But it is also certain that no amount of research you do will actually help you choose the “perfect” arrows for your bow only practice and time will help you determine that, as you will never know what the ideal arrows are before you get to intimately understand the behavior of your particular bow. Yes, the type of arrows you use is really important. At the same time, the arrow should be able to disengage if the string is given a strong tap (with your hand) a few inches away from the nock.ĭon’t let this distract you many people spend months upon months researching the perfect arrows before they actually buy their recurve. As a rule of thumb, you want the fit to be tight enough so that the arrow can hang freely from the string, with the nock/nock point being perfectly capable of supporting the arrow’s weight. You may need to adjust this ever so slightly, but we’ll get to that later in the tuning process.Īt this point it’s worth mentioning that the nock on your arrow should have a proper fit for the nock point on your string. See that red vertical line that I drew? You want to place your nocking point 0.5″ above it.

You can use a T-square device to measure that precisely, though it can be done with just the arrow if you take your time and do things accurately. Square refers to the imaginary line that extends from the surface of your arrow rest and forms a 90 degree angle with the bow string when in its lose position. When installing the point, make sure it is positioned approximately half an inch above “square.” Make sure to purchase a nocking point with your bow as they usually don’t come with the package, unless you are buying an entire recurve bow set with arrows and everything included. Our first step is making sure that all the parts of your bow are properly installed.

How to hang a recurve bow