40# Bow for Training and Targets

[Swamp Yankee]

42# bow for practice, 3D and hunting all but turkeys.  Learned my lesson the hard way about just how tough those birds are; minumum 50# for turkeys.

[wihill]

I've got bows from 40-60#, and regularly use the 40#er for form practice.  When Hunting season comes around, all I need to do is swap the limbs out for the 55# ones, or grab a heavier bow off the shelf.

[George D. Stout]

Back before the confound bow, we nearly always shot lighter target bows in the summer then went to a heavier hunting bow for the fall.  It doesn't hurt at all...it helps establish solid form, and that will carry over when you pick up the heavier bow.  You will develop a form memory while also honing those release skills...win-win situation.