-------------------- Hill Country Bobcat 56" 48# and 40# 1972 Bear Grizzly. 58" 53#
TGMM Family of the Bow
"God has given us two hands, one to receive with and the other to give with.” - Billy Graham Posts: 1700 | From: Ohio | Registered: Dec 2009
| IP: Logged |
posted
At age 57, shoot 70# longbows most of the time but drop to low 50's in extreme cold here in N.H.
Posts: 274 | From: New Hampshire | Registered: Oct 2009
| IP: Logged |
-------------------- I've heard it said that Christianity is a crutch. To me, it's a walking stick to use on the path of life. Posts: 536 | From: Livonia, MI | Registered: Mar 2007
| IP: Logged |
posted
For elk and wild boar anything from 60 to 66#.For other games 55 t0 60#.Special hunt in my future Australia and Alaska 70-75# I am practicing with 73# right now.
-------------------- "Always feel the wind, and walk just like the leaves". ("LongBow Country"--Chad Slagle, "High, Wild, and Free"). Posts: 3961 | From: Sayreville, New Jersey | Registered: Feb 2007
| IP: Logged |
posted
Both of my recurve bows are marked at 62 pounds. As a right-handed shooter I am contemplating buying a 50 something longbow due to severe tendonitis in the left elbow...
-------------------- West Virginia Bowhunters Association PBS Associate Member Posts: 764 | From: West Virginia | Registered: Oct 2008
| IP: Logged |
posted
I shot a Hoyt Gold Medalist for several years at 87#. They were the heaviest set of limbs that Hoyt ever made for the GM. They wouldn't guarantee them. After about 4-5 years they warped. Sent them back to Hoyt and Earl steamed them back to straight. But it took them down to 67#. I have been stuck in the 63 to 70 pound range for 15 years or so. Fianlly old age and a bad back have forced me down to 57#. The higher poundage cleans up a poor release and the extra arrow speed will get you through some lower windows. Is poundage over 45# needed? Not really. But if you can handle it well, then use it.
I suspect that we will all agree that shooting the poundage that you shoot best is the most ethical poundage.
Posts: 140 | From: Kansas | Registered: Dec 2009
| IP: Logged |
UBBFriend: Email this page to someone!
Printer-friendly view of this topic
