Light bows?

[doublewhopper]

Question for some guys that have moved up in weight on their bows.  

Is it possible to use too light of a bow for your strength level, causing poor shooting.

[Bowhunter4life]

Depends...

Shooting a heavy bow (>70# @ 30") for a number of years exclusively, I found that I couldn't shoot a lightweight bow (<50# @ 30") accurately.  But I realized that the heavy bow had taught me some bad habits within my release.  The heavy bow almost rips the string off your fingers and with the light bow you need to actually release the string consistantly.  

So, I now shoot both.  Light weight to work on form and release, which carries over to my form and release with the heavy bows.  If you are having trouble shooting a lighter bow accurately take a little self assessment on your release and form and the accuracy will come around with the light bow, and actually help your overall shooting even with the heavy bows.

[R H Clark]

I agree,a light bow will teach you how to do it right

[Matty]

Yes I notice, Shot's suffer with my lighter bows.  They need a crisper release for sure..

[Bilbow Bagem]

I agree with RH.  The lighter bow is great for getting form down.  I shoot 44#@27 to work on form.  But I hunt with 50#@27.  I get a much crisper release and better consistency and accuracy.

[R H Clark]

Bilbow...I do the same thing with a 24# and 50# @28.

[laddy]

When I dropped from 64 down to 52 my form went nuts. I would rip the bow back like a crazy man and then blowup as soon as I hit anchor.  Took a while to get used to picking up that empty bucket.