Wish I'd bought a 60#

[killinstuff]

Bow weight is over rated. Bow design matters. If your bow flings an arrow of the same weight as fast as a 60lb bow what's the differance? You'll shoot the lighter bow better. If you're going to buy a new bow, shop around and find a fast bow over the heavy draw bow.

[Quill Flinger]

Gotta ask, you just flinging quills for fun & 3Ds etc.? Or are you bow hunting? Both?

In my younger days I shot fairly heavy bows, 65 to 70#ers. Then an unrelated back injury, kept shooting heavies with just arm strength alone, til I blew shoulder. Switched hands & kept shooting heavies til I could no longer draw any kind of bow. Yep, I was stupid.

Having had a few years without flinging a quill, (which I love to do anytime!) gave me time to think some.

What's the single most important thing to me in archery or hunting? Putting the arrow exactly where I want it to go out to the range I hunt.

Draw weight, arrow weight, do not mean much to me. Legal draw weight in B.C. for big game is 40#. Place an arrow in the right place with a 40# bow & the critter will very likely expire in a very short time.

Sometimes I find my form is a little sloppy with a light draw bow as the string just does not seem to jump from my fingers smoothly. Personal thing & likely everyone has some little personal quirk.

Bottom line, find a bow that feels right, shoots right, & is capable of doing the job you wish it to do. In time you'll know what a "sweet" bow is for you. You will find the perfect bow for you. Then you'll sell it to get something bigger, stronger, faster, smoother, nicer, etc. etc. etc.

The rest is up to you....LOL.

In truth, archery is mostly about confidence. In your equipment & yourself. Become one with your bow whatever draw weight it is & you will enjoy it. Start struggling with your equipment, and/or yourself (mind, body, whatever) & the joy will slowly start to dissipate away.

Weight,...hmmm... wish I was lighter & my bow heavier?...LOL. I hunt with any of my bows. Draw weights are between 43# & 58#.

The bow I like best? The one that I can put 19 arrows out of 20 into a 6" paper plate at my self imposed range every time.

Longest shot I've ever taken at a critter? 27 yds. 2nd longest? 23 yds. 95% of the rest were under 18 yds. Every bow I own is capable of doing the job. The rest is up to me to be "capable" of getting the job done & as a hunter, my responsiblity out of respect for that which I hunt. Please be responsible.

We bow hunt not so much for the thrill of success, but for the love of the hunt.