70# to 90# longbow

[Converml]

When going up to higher weights what D style longbows do you prefer ? Do you feel  some are  better than others for the higher weights? If so  Why and does bow length matter? Thanks Merle

[straitera]

My Hills & Hill style (Maulding Big Horn, Hill, Schulz, Kramer) are in your said range & all pull 31" smooth even my 66" bows. But, I prefer the longer bows (70" ntn) are smoother still. Makes a difference at heavier weights. Any stacking up here & you'll have your spinchter in a sling. None of mine stack.

[Kentucky Jeff]

Longer bows have less of a tendency to stack.  

I shoot a 70# Hill style bow 70" ntn and 31" draw.

[Raging Water]

Best heavy weight D Shaped bow.......Jack B Harrison.

I will put any my 70# or 80# plus Harrison's up against any other bow for speed, flat cast, forgiveness and smooth draw.

Matt

[oxnam]

A lot of people think that all bows really start to stack after 60# regardless of style ;-)

I only have one real heavy weight bow at 80#.  It is a 70" Martin D style longbow.  I don't notice it stacking, it's just heavy.  I haven't had the opportunity to shoot any other heavy weights so I don't have much to compare it to.

I have had a number bows from 80 to 96 pounds at my draw, I have seen a number of bows that were as different from bow to bow with the same company as with bows from different builders. I have had bows that looked fairly similar that had noticeable personality differences as well.  I sometimes think that different layups have different efficiency levels at particular poundages. It could be how the lams are stacked sometimes just to achieve the poundage, but efficiency variables can show up in the heavy weights. I had one that was 89 pounds that shot bear 308s (2016) with 145 grains up front and nothing stiffer, while a 64 pounder would not tolerate the 308s but was perfect with 2018s with the same point weight and 2117s with slightly heavier point. The sight windows depth was as far as I could tell identical on both bows.

[BowHunterGA]

Originally posted by Kentucky Jeff:
Longer bows have less of a tendency to stack.  

I shoot a 70# Hill style bow 70" ntn and 31" draw.

Agreed. I love the longer bows as the weight increases. I doubt I will ever own another bow shorter than 68" and 70" will be my preference from now on.