Draw weight ?

[Mojostick]

Nine,
No biggie, it is what it is. I'm about as healed up as I'm going to get. I'm just happy I can still shoot bows, albeit what most consider very light hunting weights. Although I'll never throw a baseball with authority again.

As long as I can get passthru's on deer with 35-40lbs, I'm at peace with the situation. If anything, it's made me a better hunter because now I like to get 10-12 yards away from the deer for the shot. That means zero mistakes can be made, to consistently put meat in the freezer.

Plus, I can still shoot in the basement every night and enjoy some "flight time".

My point was, the theme of this thread was "comfortable draw weight", not maximum draw weight. As with rifle ammo or black powder, you can crank up the load to max, but you'll probably find the rifle likes a much lighter approach.

[KeganM]

Heavy bows were a lot of fun, but after a while having to work so hard to maintain for them took some of the fun away from it for me. I picked up a bow to hunt, and I was spending so much time practicing the handle the weight that I wasn't becoming a more lethal hunter. My interest drifted back to why I started shooting, which was to hunt. Since dropping down to where I'm comfortable, not just capable, my accuracy has been improving slowly, but surely, without any signs of plateuing. My hats off to ANYONE who dedicates themselves to shooting powerful bows well, but for me, I want to spend as much time becoming proficient with a normal weight bow as I can. My goal is that any critter that comes within range, no matter how small or fast, is as good as lunch, and a lighter bow is getting me there