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shoot the weight you shoot well. I shoot a 60lbs bow because I shoot it best.
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65 to 70# recurves; 73# longbow; my arrows are 600 to 650 grains. I'm 60 yrs old and with the help of my shoulder joints am starting to consider dropping weight but will hang on as long as I can accurately shoot these weights.
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The trad bows that I use are between 38 and 52#. even my compound is 50#. DaveP
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I think you can hunt almost anything with 45# and a HEAVY arrow. I would rather have more arrow weight than more pounds in draw weight
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i have a 64 that I really love that is getting alot of my attention but my 74# is my go to bow
Posts: 1070 | From: HALLSVILLE TEXAS | Registered: Jun 2005
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60# at the moment and working my way up to 70# for hunting.
I have few bows at 80# I would like to be able to shoot but wouldn't hunt with them at this point. One day I would like to do Africa and would shoot the heaviest I could.
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I like to be between 210 and 220 or so. Any more and my camoflauge makes my butt look fat. ChuckC
Posts: 3698 | From: Deforest, Wisconsin | Registered: Oct 2003
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My favorite hunting weight is 95@28. It's over the top for some, but in my recurve it's just sweet at anchor and I don't know any better.
-------------------- "Great strength is not necessary to shoot a heavy bow, it is but a byproduct of the dedication required." Posts: 263 | From: Richmond, VA | Registered: Sep 2011
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My favorite, if I could handle it as easily as 45#s would be a 60# recurve. But, since I can't my favorite is 46-53#s.
I'll be hunting with 53.5#s this year which is more than 5 pounds heavier than the past two years. More than I've ever needed, with recurves, for whitetail deer.
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