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Measure

How to measure almost everything on your bow.

Riser

If you want to verify the length of your riser you can measure the overall length.It's usually an odd number and the lengths are in 2" increments. Standard riser lengths are 23", 25", 27". While there are other sizes out there these are the most common.

Riser length

Limbs

Limb length can be a bit confusing as there are 2 different ways they are labelled. The common lengths are:

  • short (or 66")

  • medium (or 68")

  • long (or 70")

 

While some manufacturers use short, medium, and long on their labels, others mark limbs with an overall bow length measurement in inches that assumes they will be used with a 25" riser. That's not to say those limbs can only be used with that length riser, but that's just how they label them. Those limbs will be labelled as 66", 68", 70".

 

The sample limb labels shown here all represent 28 lb medium limbs. Some include the overall bow length and draw weight if they were used on a 23" riser also.​​

Limb label examples

Chart

Here is a general guide for determining bow length:

Bow Length Chart

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