BowHuntingFool

I shoot a Hoyt Striker II. I have it set at 57lbs. This is backed way off. This is a heavier pound bow but I have it backed down , will this affect the accuaracy of this bow? Should I get a new bow with a less draw weight? This is the way I am leaning, new bow! Mathews? or?. any help will help! peace

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Rob/PA Bowyer

A bow shoots at it's optimal performance at or near it's peak draw weight. You never said what your bows peak draw weight is. If it is a 60 pound bow lowered to 57 lbs then you need not fret...but if it's a 70 lb bow backed to 57 pounds then you need to reconsider shooting it this way and purchase a bow suitable for your needs. May I recommend the new line of Hoyts over said Mathews....<img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>

<font color=blue>Good Luck and Good Shooting</font id=blue>

<font color=red>Rob</font id=red>

Arthur P

I agree with Rob and don't care whether I may or not... I DO recommend Hoyt over said Mathews. <img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>

Backing the bow off won't affect the mechanical accuracy of the bow at all. It could very well help YOUR accuracy though. In fact, a lot of people I see would be shooting a lot better if they did drop their draw weight a few pounds. Too many have fallen into the myth that torquing the limb bolts all the way down is THE way to get peak performance from a bow. Most of them wind up overbowed and/or shooting bows that are out of tiller. Except for a few rare bows that just happen to be happy little accidents of machine production, you can't properly adjust tiller without at least one limb bolt being backed off more than the other. So, not bottoming out limb bolts is almost always a good thing, not a bad thing.

However, backing the limb bolts out TOO FAR definitely IS a bad thing. And if that Striker is a 70 pounder, you're already right at the raw edge. You have three options: just shoot the bow as is, while keeping a close eye on things to make sure the limb bolts are holding so the bow doesn't come apart and smack you upside the head (bow limbs don't taste too good!); start working the draw weight up a little at a time until you're around 65 pounds or so; or buy a 60 pound bow so that your 57 pounds is in the bow's efficiency range.

If the Striker is a 60 pounder, then shoot the snot out of it and be happy!

Edited by - Arthur P on 02/03/2003 07:51:24

BowHuntingFool

Thanks Fellas'
Yes I need to get different bow. I have this one backed almost all the way off. This is a 70llb bow. I bought this from an Archery shop here in Milwaukee, and I really didn't have my sh*t together when I purchased this a few years back. I did not have all my facts straight and they did not help. This shop is now under new ownership(Falls Archery). I will be looking for a new Hoyt or Mathews or ? this Spring. I will shoot a few different bows this time. What is the new Hoyt all about? O' yeah, thanks again. peace

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