Too Much Draw Weight?
#1
Too Much Draw Weight?
hey guys got a quick question about my draw weight. right now i'm pullin 74# with my pse, andits a 65% letoff. the new dxt i will be buying is 80% letoff, soneedless to say the amount of weight i'm holding at full draw will be considerably less. i can pull 74# with no trouble at all, and so i was thinking about trying to tune my dxt at 80# just for a little extra speed and KE. will the extra weight really make that much of a differencein speed?
#2
RE: Too Much Draw Weight?
It will increase speed but you will also need to shoot a heavier arrow out of it, my bow at 80# with a 400gr. arrow shoots around where it would with a 350gr. arrow at 70#. The other factor is that you will likely not be able to shoot as much daily because the heavier bow will wear you out quicker. I have friends that shoot 70# bows all day long and can barely pull my bow at 82.2#. You will also get shakier on your shots as you increase your draw weight because of muscle fatigue. If you want to shoot a 400-500 gr. arrow with a lot of KE and speed then 80# is not a bad call if you can pull it, or you can lok into bows like the 82nd.
#3
RE: Too Much Draw Weight?
WHY? what is everyones obsession with pulling back tons of weight? I am not knocking you directly strut so please dont take it that way. I am just wondering why does everyone want tons of weight. According to NC law you must shoot 35# to bow hunt. That being said, it takes about 32 pounds of force to pass a deer(no bone involved) I personally shoot 64# and am shooting about 285fps. Do we really need to shoot 350fps? why?
#6
RE: Too Much Draw Weight?
Im shooting 60# on my Bear right now but thats as high as it goes. My Hoyt is set at 67#. Its where im happy at and can sit there for about 5 mins and still get off a great shot. I wish my Bear would go to 70# because it has alot more letoff then my Hoyt. I could hold that thing all day right now.
#7
RE: Too Much Draw Weight?
Im shooting 60-63 and thats more than enough. I just dont see the need to shoot 70#-80#. I just dont see the logic in it. I was always taught that KE has everything over speed. Ill stick with 280fps.
#8
RE: Too Much Draw Weight?
ORIGINAL: wis_bow_huntr
Im shooting 60-63 and thats more than enough. I just dont see the need to shoot 70#-80#. I just dont see the logic in it. I was always taught that KE has everything over speed. Ill stick with 280fps.
Im shooting 60-63 and thats more than enough. I just dont see the need to shoot 70#-80#. I just dont see the logic in it. I was always taught that KE has everything over speed. Ill stick with 280fps.
#9
RE: Too Much Draw Weight?
I had my Hoyt at 70# then after I had my shoulder surgery and could start pulling my bow back againg I adjusted it down to 60# I noticed no difference in the way the bow shot, just noticed that I could hold the bow longer at full draw, and felt alot more comftorable about making a shot after holding at full draw for a longer time, wasn't so shaky. I hunt with a couple of buddies that brag about there bows being cranked down to 80# and have also seen them miss nice deer due to fatigue while holding at full draw. I think it is a mental issue more than anything that the more weight you pull the bigger the deer you will shoot!!!! It is just like in the gym a guy that puts up crazy weight with bad form is not going to get as good of results as the guy who is putting up moderate weight with perfect form!!!!
#10
RE: Too Much Draw Weight?
Well muscle fatigue won'treally be a problem i don't think because this is my logic: shooting74# with 65% letoff, at full draw i'm still holding back 26#. with an 80# draw with 80% letoff i would only be holding back 16# at full draw. so yes, it would take a little more power to pull the bow back, but in reality with the 80# bow i can hold it longer than my 74# bow. i figured if i could have the extra power and it be easier to pull back, why not do it?