I realize this is a gun forum, but maybe somebody knows.
How, or maybe a better question is WHERE do you measure a bow for a string?
See the recurved bow.
Do you measure it UNSTRUNG, a straight drop, from the nock to the nock, at the front of the bow - A?
Do you measure it UNSTRUNG, along the back of the bow, from the nock to the nock - B?
Do you measure it STRUNG, at tension, from nock to nock (though, without a string, I don't see how you could measure it that way) - C?
Or do you measure it another way I have not considered.
I have - well, I had, since I gave them to my grandgirls - a couple of them cheapy kids' fiberglass recurves. The strings need replaced on both of them. If you use measurement C, all I need to do is measure the current (worn-out) strings, which I believe are 44 inches, and buy new 44 inch strings. But if you use measurement A, 44-inch strings will be too short, and using measurement B, 44-inch strings will be WAAAAAY too short.
How, or maybe a better question is WHERE do you measure a bow for a string?
See the recurved bow.
Do you measure it UNSTRUNG, a straight drop, from the nock to the nock, at the front of the bow - A?
Do you measure it UNSTRUNG, along the back of the bow, from the nock to the nock - B?
Do you measure it STRUNG, at tension, from nock to nock (though, without a string, I don't see how you could measure it that way) - C?
Or do you measure it another way I have not considered.
I have - well, I had, since I gave them to my grandgirls - a couple of them cheapy kids' fiberglass recurves. The strings need replaced on both of them. If you use measurement C, all I need to do is measure the current (worn-out) strings, which I believe are 44 inches, and buy new 44 inch strings. But if you use measurement A, 44-inch strings will be too short, and using measurement B, 44-inch strings will be WAAAAAY too short.