Accuracy

[Berube]

Is it possible that heavier  bow  (over 60pds)

have more accuracy than lighter bow.

thanks to all.

[Stringdancer]

Any bow is only as accurate as the shooter.

Mike

[R H Clark]

Sometimes folks with a rough release will get a cleaner release with a heavier bow.It's not a fix though.It's better to LEARN what a good release feels like by using a lighter bow.

[McDave]

The foundation of accuracy is good form.  It's easier to have good form with a lighter bow.  

With a heavier bow, there is a tendency not to come to full draw, and it is hard to hold a heavy bow for that brief time at full draw needed to steady the bow.

You can't shoot as many arrows from a heavy bow, and so practice sessions will be shorter.

It is easier to get a clean release with a heavier bow.

A heavier bow shoots faster, and therefore flatter.

So you can see, it's kind of a mixed bag.

[Shawn Leonard]

A heavier bow does not shoot faster than a lighter bow. If they are of the same design and shooting the same gpp. of draw weight and drawn to the same anchor every time they will shoot the same speed. That is a common misconception. Shawn

[McDave]

I guess it depends on how you phrase the answer.  Certainly, a heavier bow will shoot the same arrow at a faster speed than a lighter bow, all other things being equal.

A heavier bow also gives me more options.  Assuming you want a particular minimum arrow weight for hunting, say 500 grains, and you're shooting a 50 pound bow, that may be the only choice you have, as you're already at 10 gpp and I wouldn't want to go much heavier than that.  With a 60 pound bow, I could shoot the same 500 grain arrow which would give me 8.3 gpp and a higher arrow speed, or I could shoot a heavier arrow and trade off arrow speed for greater penetration.