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Originally Posted by Flyndaran
Using your spreadsheet I could squeeze out the same damage for a short bow as a man tall long bow... well for my SM+1 "men" at least.
But cost is always important, I agree.
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One thing you might want to watch out for is that a shorter bow will have to be somewhat thicker, and there comes a point where a thick bow is difficult to grasp. At that point, you need a non-working handle so you can comfortably wrap fingers around it, which effectively lengthens the bow.
That's likely "well into GURPS resolution" type stuff, though.
One thing that should be true is that the short, fat limbs will need to deflect more to achieve full draw, therefore a short bow should be less efficient than a longer one.