Trick shot bow weight

[nightowl1]

Do you know what weight bow guys shoot who do the trick shots?

I'm getting decent with my bow but thinking about getting a really light bow to "play with". Maybe 30#. Seems like it would be great to work with during the off season too. Does anyone do this?

[sendero25]

nightowl,
I shoot and hunt with bows from 46 to 55lbs,
but a lot of time, in the backyard, I shoot an old "B" riser Bear takedown at 35#  just for fun and to reinforce my form.  I don't do any "trick" shooting, but the light bow is a lot of fun!,
Get a light bow and have a blast!
John

[trashwood]

the trick shots that I know about have shoot pretty heavy draw bows.  I think to hit asprins in the air arrow speed is gonna be pretty important.  Come to think of it I guess arrow diameter would be pretty ussful.

rusty

[JRY309]

I believe Bryon shoots a 70#@28 longbow for his trick shots.I not sure about other trick shooters.

[nightowl1]

well I'm definitely not moving up to that weight. I will definitely get a light bow when I finish school to shoot around. Might make for a good rabbit and dove bow too!

I was just curious if guys were using a lighter bow to better their control.

[trashwood]

nightowl - i think that is a good idea.  I saw a TV clip about B. Ferguson.  Said he shoot 40,000 arrows a year.  Now that is a lot of shots.

rusty

[Dave Bulla]

Nightowl1,

If I were gonna try getting into trick shooting, I'd probably want to shoot the same bow I hunt with.  You know, there's the old saying about beware of the man with one gun, he likely knows how to use it.  I really believe that to be really good, you have to stick to one bow and shoot it for everything.  Now, ya might have to play the field for a while till you find that "one bow" that works best for you but once you do, stick to it like glue.

[Dave Lay]

Dave, good advise...