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Author Topic: draw weight  (Read 343 times)

Offline oberon

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draw weight
« on: January 30, 2008, 04:29:00 PM »
Is there a average as to the draw weight per inch of draw on a longbow.
 Like for instance you have a longbow with an 80 pound draw at 28" and you draw 27" what are you drawing?
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Offline Over&Under

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Re: draw weight
« Reply #1 on: January 30, 2008, 04:32:00 PM »
I believe it is somewhere around 3 lbs per inch, but some more experience is needed to answer that correctly, not my feeble mind.

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Offline insttech1

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Re: draw weight
« Reply #2 on: January 30, 2008, 04:40:00 PM »
3lb per inch, general average
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Offline vermonster13

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Re: draw weight
« Reply #3 on: January 30, 2008, 04:42:00 PM »
Under 28" a lot of bows only lose 2# per inch and gain 3# over depending on the design.
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Offline Bear Heart

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Re: draw weight
« Reply #4 on: January 30, 2008, 05:08:00 PM »
If you want to get any more precise, use a bow scale.
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Offline Java Man

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Re: draw weight
« Reply #5 on: January 30, 2008, 05:47:00 PM »
3#/in is a good average for 45-55# bows.  An 80# bow is going to be closer to 5#/in, IF its not stacking at all.  

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Offline oberon

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Re: draw weight
« Reply #6 on: January 30, 2008, 05:47:00 PM »
Do not have a bow scale , but the answers that have come through are good enough for me.  These answers fall in line with what I have been told before.  Just wished to confirm.
 Oberon

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