Are we drawing too much?
#11
RE: Are we drawing too much?
There are going to be a lot of people with severe shoulder problems a few years down the road. When you' ve got bad shoulders to start with, you can darn sure feel the strain they put on those joints.
#12
RE: Are we drawing too much?
I recently picked up a 60# bow so I could decide for myself which way my body likes better. I will fool with it more after deer season.
I found myself shooting cut on contact heads accurately even though my arrows are zinging at 272 w/ 70 ft/lbs ke. I originally set this bow up so I could shoot large mechanicals (and still may), but I feel more confident with 4 sharp blades leading the way. (muzzy phantom 100' s)
That got me to thinking, if I' m gonna shoot cut on contact heads, why do I need so much ke?
I found myself shooting cut on contact heads accurately even though my arrows are zinging at 272 w/ 70 ft/lbs ke. I originally set this bow up so I could shoot large mechanicals (and still may), but I feel more confident with 4 sharp blades leading the way. (muzzy phantom 100' s)
That got me to thinking, if I' m gonna shoot cut on contact heads, why do I need so much ke?
#13
Typical Buck
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RE: Are we drawing too much?
I at one time hunted at 72lbs. Im ok with my draw weight at 67, but after the season I plan on experementing with lighter draw weights. say 58 to 60lbs. With a cut on contact head like steelforce i think Ill be ok..
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RE: Are we drawing too much?
There is more to this than just the draw weight itself. Bobco tended to touch on it with his post. A 70 lb draw weight round wheel bow is not the same thing as a 70 lb draw weight perimeter weighted single cam bow or hatchet cam bow. The archer is forced to hold set peak draw weight for a longer percentage of the time on some of the more radically designed bows. This has to be considered in addition to the actual set draw weight of the bow.
Case in point, several of the bows I have been shooting in recent years have required me to turn the draw weight down from 70 to 65 lbs in order for me to feel comfortable while using them in a hunting situatioin. My last two bows have had a slightly more rounded draw cycle which allows me to again pull 70 lbs.
However, I set up a PSE Nova with Synergy " soft cams" the other day and decided to put a few arrows through it. The bottom limb had a listed peak weight of 70 lbs but the limbs were not bottomed out. But, when I drew it back I knew the draw weight was definitely over 70 lbs. Up on the scale it went.....84 lbs! My point is that though I did feel that it was over 70 lbs I did not have as much trouble as I thought I would pulling a bow of that weight back. The draw cycle definitely had a big part to play in it.
Case in point, several of the bows I have been shooting in recent years have required me to turn the draw weight down from 70 to 65 lbs in order for me to feel comfortable while using them in a hunting situatioin. My last two bows have had a slightly more rounded draw cycle which allows me to again pull 70 lbs.
However, I set up a PSE Nova with Synergy " soft cams" the other day and decided to put a few arrows through it. The bottom limb had a listed peak weight of 70 lbs but the limbs were not bottomed out. But, when I drew it back I knew the draw weight was definitely over 70 lbs. Up on the scale it went.....84 lbs! My point is that though I did feel that it was over 70 lbs I did not have as much trouble as I thought I would pulling a bow of that weight back. The draw cycle definitely had a big part to play in it.
#16
Fork Horn
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Texarkana AR USA
Posts: 423
RE: Are we drawing too much?
A cam will not change anything regarding your poundage !!
I didn' t say I was changing the cam to try to get my poundage back. I know that doesn' t change the weight.
The cam that' s on it is about half inch too short..........someone put a 29 1/2 on it before I bought it........I put on a string loop thinking it would be ok. But it' s still too short.
I bought a 30" cam and after the season is over, I' m gonna change it out and make sure my cables and string are ok, if not change them out. I' m thinking the loss of poundage is in the them.
I have a 70% cam on the bow and the shop I told to said that if it was setup for an 80% cam, that' s the problem. They also said that most MQ1' s came with an 80% cam or 85% I can' t remember what they said.
#20
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: The socialist state of Massachusetts
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RE: Are we drawing too much?
I have an old PSE that I have been shooting that has a 50# draw. I just killed a deer with it at 30 yards this week. I was using a mechanical broadhead that performed superbly. The arrow went right through. I have just ordered a new Parker bow for next season with a 60# draw. While looking at bows, I tried different draw weights. I am 52 years old and not as strong as I was in my younger days. After playing with a 70# draw, I decided that I didn' t want to grunt on that thing! Anyway, I don' t see my physical condition improving in the future, so I setled on the 60# draw. For you younger guys, I say go for the high draw if you can handle it. Damn, I like this forum! Appreciate all your thoughts!
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