How to measure your draw length
The single number that decides which Paragon bows fit you, and how to find it in five minutes.
Draw length is how far you pull the string, and every bow has a limit. Draw past it and you stress the limbs; stop well short and you waste the bow. Each Paragon lists its maximum draw: 31″ for the Griffin, 32″ for the Khan and Solak, and 34″ for the Raider and Great Khan.
Start with your arm span
Stand with your arms stretched out to the sides, palms forward, and have someone measure from fingertip to fingertip in inches. Divide by 2.5. A 72″ span gives about 28.8″. It’s a starting point, not a final answer.
How it’s measured on the bow
Bowyers usually quote draw length from the nock point on the string to the deepest part of the grip, plus 1¾″. That is the figure the Paragon specifications, and the tools on this site, use.
Your style changes it
Where you anchor matters. A thumb draw to the corner of the mouth is shorter than drawing past the ear to the shoulder, the long draw the Great Khan was built for. If you shoot more than one style, measure the longest one you use.
Check it properly
Draw a light bow with a long, marked arrow to your normal anchor and have a friend read the mark at the back of the grip. Add 1¾″. Do it a few times; the average is your draw length.
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