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Just curious who has switched from shooting high poundage bows (say 60 # and above) to lower poundage bows and why? In my younger days I used to shoot 60 to 65# bows but am now shooting nothing above 55# due to back and shoulder problems.
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back when i was younger and tougher i would shoot mid 60# range @28 drawn to 29 but gettin older and wiser finally takes effect i found that i didnt need all that weight and shoot low to mid 50s @30 in now and my accuracy has greatly improved with much less fatigue kevin
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I can't say that I totally switched from my 74# bighorn but I've been shooting a 56# widow psa and it's kinda growing on me. It's shot thru every critter since I got her.
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I used to shoot 70#, but I'm happy with 55# now. The deer don't seem to notice the difference.
-------------------- People sleep peaceably in their beds at night because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf Posts: 2535 | From: WY - East face of the Bighorns | Registered: Oct 2007
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Used to shoot bows in the 75# to 85#@28" range. Dropped down to the mid 50#s and have noticed that every animal I shoot is just as dead. Seriously, if my bow shoulder would allow me to I would still probably be in the 60#s somewhere. Mike
-------------------- Black Widow PLII 62", 53#@28" Black Widow PLIII 62", 54#@28" Black Widow SAII 60", 51#@28" Compton Traditional Bowhunters PBS Associate Member NRA Life Member Posts: 2944 | From: West Terre Haute, Indiana | Registered: Mar 2003
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At one point i was shooting 70# in a Martin recurve and then down to 60. It's a continuous downward slide! Shoulder problems have been tough adversaries. Having the problems results in a gradual loss of strength in the shooting muscles to boot. Now I'm down to 37 and 42 but hope to be able to recover strength to be at 50 eventually.
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I used to shoot a 67 lb. Bighorn t.d. recurve in the early 80s. I started shooting again 5 or 6 years ago and my bows are now from 52 to 58 lbs. I shoot practically nothing but 3d animals (haven't lost one yet). With that said, there is nothing in North America I would not hunt with the heavy arrows I shoot and I don't feel I need a heavier bow.
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Getting lighter all the time. For years it was 64 at 64 my favorite combination. Now I elk hunt with 58 and preferr shooting 40 to 50 lb bows just for fun.
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I started at 45, worked my way up to 65, then worked my way back down to 45. The journey took me 25 years and a couple thousand dollars to end up right where I started.
My elbow, shoulders, back, and neck thank me every day for making the change.
AND, I'm shooting better than ever!
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My first real trad bow, is a 72# 68" long bow, that I don't shoot realy often, after that I went to a 60# hybrid 62" longbow, that I shoot the most, and i just recently got a used BW PSA 46#@28(52# at my draw) and like it a lot!! I think if it was to do all over again, i would go 50# on all my bows.... But I aint bying more bows... unless I sale some...
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Started back in the 50’s with a 40# bow and worked my way up to 80# over the years and here lately 55 felt so good I now shoot 50 to 52 #
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Used to shoot 85 on a regular basis and up to 100 on occasion... nowaday 50-52 is about my max although it isn't a big chore to pull more... just don't see the need...
-------------------- Mike "Javi" Cooper TBoT Member Posts: 795 | From: Waco, Texas | Registered: Feb 2011
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Shot 60-65 on average and 75 for awhile. But advice from older guys who all said the same thing...wear and tear is inevitable made me think. Can still shoot in the 60's but dropping to 50-55 has made shooting easier for me, more fun, honed my accuracy, comfortable, better all around. If I go for Bison again I will work my way back up to the 70's, but for most hunting situations I personally do, these heavier draw weights are not needed.
-------------------- David M. Conroy Posts: 2745 | From: Bellingham, Massachusetts | Registered: Jun 2009
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It's amazing what a little age and seasoning does to your preferred draw weight. 20 years ago i hunted with 84# and could draw a 100# . i think it had something to do with swinging a 2 pound hammer for 15 years 10 hours a day.
About the time i gave up the wood framing i started backing off on draw weight. i love 45-50 for 3D and deer hunting, and about 57# for elk hunting now.
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I used to shoot a 60# recurve then went to a 46# Black Widow. I have a vintage Super K at 45# and I just unintentionally "won" a 52# 1966 Kodiak on a certain auction sight. I bet it's a great bow however. I'm so lucky.
-------------------- 1969 Bear Super Kodiak 45# 1966 Bear Kodiak 52# 2000 Black Widow MAII 46# at 28" Roy Hall Navajo Stick, 64" Caddo 55#@28" Posts: 278 | From: Arkansas | Registered: Oct 2011
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