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draw weight
10-18-2006, 06:43 AM
#2
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: NC
Posts: 1,284
RE: draw weight
I don't know what would be considered the best draw weightbecause everybody pulls different weight. I use to pull 80lbs, then 70lbs now i'm down to 60lbs. I voted 50-60lbs because thats all i buy now when i purchase a bow.
Bows are so efficient these days that 60lbs is plenty imo maybe even 50lbs. Personally i think the ideal draw weight is whatever weight you can comfortably pull and hold especially while sitting.
Bows are so efficient these days that 60lbs is plenty imo maybe even 50lbs. Personally i think the ideal draw weight is whatever weight you can comfortably pull and hold especially while sitting.
10-18-2006, 07:19 AM
#4
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Hoosier Country, Baby!
Posts: 1,710
RE: draw weight
I pull 55
I like the way my husband's arrow flies much better at 65 or 70.
I was pulling about 42 up until this season. I had no confidence past 20, I just couldn't get it tuned in right at that weight. Makes the longer shots kinda impossible. Now I feel confident up to 25 and if I had a perfectly broadside wide open shot at 30 I'd probably take it.
I like the way my husband's arrow flies much better at 65 or 70.
I was pulling about 42 up until this season. I had no confidence past 20, I just couldn't get it tuned in right at that weight. Makes the longer shots kinda impossible. Now I feel confident up to 25 and if I had a perfectly broadside wide open shot at 30 I'd probably take it.
10-18-2006, 07:22 AM
#5
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: TN
Posts: 492
RE: draw weight
I pull around 68lbs my bow is maxed out shooting around 296 FPS. However I have noticed that you may not have the speed but you can hold your bow steadier and longer if you just crank it down a notch. That can help out when the ole biggen steps out and stops behind a tree.
