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What are the characteristics to look for in a forgivning(easy-to-shoot) bow?

Rack-attack

Longer axle to axle - 38" and up

Higher brace height - 7.5 and higher

Deflex riser design

Round to medium cam / wheels

jsasker

yep---that about sums it up.

PABowhntr

Rack-attack nailed this one down tight.

I would also add that a lighter draw weight and heavier arrow weight will also add to the overall forgiveness level of a person's setup....though not too many folks want to hear that nowadays...<img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>

Biteme/Paul Mohr

Also lower let off, like around 50 or 60 % With the correct draw length. I would also look for a bow that isn't too light that balances and aims well in your hands. Utlra light bows are nice to drag around it the woods, but heavier bows tend to be steadier from what I understand.

Paul

jvanduse

Aluminum arrows with feathers and a release.

jvanduse

Aluminum arrows with feathers and a release.

55#recurve

In the PSE forum, they claim, that the 6&quot; brace on the Nitro is forgiving. So who knows?

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PABowhntr

It would be more forgiving than a 5 inch brace height bow...<img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>

BobCo19-65

I currently shhot a Parker that has 7.5&quot; brace and it is forgiving. You may want to check out some of the Hoyt bows that have over 8 inches of brace height.

Also, you may want to take a look at some of the fall away type arrow rests. I shoot a Golden Key Premier fall away. Fall away rest lets you shoot helical with 0.00 clearence problems. I am shooting four vane helicals and they work great with fixed blade broadheads (2 bladed magnus).