As you’ve alluded to Carey, your brace height increases with string stretch. This will happen with dacron, which I and many others here use, but will even off after a break in period – which depends on how much you shoot. I just set the brace on a new string, do some shooting and reset it with a few twists and might have to do this once more but that’s usually about it. I recommend using a bow stringer.

I’m sure Ireland meant that your brace height DEcreases with string stretch. Once you have it just right, you can make a small mark on an arrow at the back of the rest or some other place that you can use as a reference at a glance to save having to measure. Signs of low brace height include the string slapping your bow arm. I am currently quite happy with D10 “fast flight” material, which stretches less than most and gets it done with fast. But in general, string stretching comes with the territory and we just need to check for it once in a while.

😳 yeah listen to Dave, it was a long week at work 😳

I blame my misses on low brace height. Never do seem to get it right!

R2 wrote: I blame my misses on low brace height. Never do seem to get it right!

Hey, ya gotta blame them on something, right?:D

Just kiddn, it does mess with trajectory when brace height is off.

So what brace height should a guy be looking at on a recurve? I always seem to start around 7″.

Jans

Bows defer on brace height…my Morrisons are only 6 3/4″, while my Bob Lee’s are 7 1/2″, and my Widows are 8 3/8″. I shoot a low brace height to gain a few extra fps, and have no problem with bow noise. By shooting arrows and playing with your brace height every few shots, youll find the brace height that your bow likes.

Also, by shooting a quality string, mine are from Winners choice, string stretching just dont exist. Pay a few extra dollars and buy a custom string made from pre-stretched materials, and you wont have to worry bout your brace height changing, even when wet.

Start at 1/8th of the AMO length and adjust for noise and arrow flight. Lower is faster (to point) from increased power stroke but noisier.