Hi, new to the forum. I have a question about what size bow to get

[Friend]

Welcome to the the hood 'Power Stroke".

[Butch L]

Hi AndrewArcher, Welcome Aboard. Great site, Great Info and Great People.

Butch L

[AndrewArcher]

Originally posted by YORNOC:
Wait till you draw a 70" bow!  SMOOOOOTH!!! You'll love it at your longer draw.  Not many custom bowyers build them over 64" which is an absolute shame. A lot of guys have never even drawn a longer bow at hunting weights. They don't know what they are missing, so easy to shoot.  Try 'em all is the key, but you will do very well at anything over 66".  Under that will be hit or miss, so be careful spending your money.

I'm getting the 70 inch Ragim wildcat TD recurve.

I can't wait. Thanks alot!

And thanks everyone else for the warm welcome

[Rob DiStefano]

Originally posted by AndrewArcher:
 

Originally posted by YORNOC:
Wait till you draw a 70" bow!  SMOOOOOTH!!! You'll love it at your longer draw.  Not many custom bowyers build them over 64" which is an absolute shame. A lot of guys have never even drawn a longer bow at hunting weights. They don't know what they are missing, so easy to shoot.  Try 'em all is the key, but you will do very well at anything over 66".  Under that will be hit or miss, so be careful spending your money.

I'm getting the 70 inch Ragim wildcat TD recurve.

I can't wait. Thanks alot!

And thanks everyone else for the warm welcome [/b]

the t/d feature will allow changes in holding weight for cheap ... cheaper still 'cause it's a ragim, which is at least a decent starter trad bow.  shoot LOTS and have pfun!  

[ChuckC]

I have heard bigger is better but I don't know if I believe it.  

I think it depends a bunch on how comfortable you are with the grip and how well you can handle what you've got.

Everyone is obviously put together different and has different needs or wants, so you need to go out and try out a bunch of different ones and see what makes you happy.
ChuckC

[AndrewArcher]

[/qb][/QUOTE]the t/d feature will allow changes in holding weight for cheap ... cheaper still 'cause it's a ragim, which is at least a decent starter trad bow.  shoot LOTS and have pfun!    [/QB][/QUOTE]


That's what I was thinking    Good to know that someone has some knowledge on this bow.

I couldn't find many reviews on it

[straitera]

Fine choice Andrew. We're anxious to hear your shooting report. What draw weight & arrows are you planning?

[AndrewArcher]

Originally posted by straitera:
Fine choice Andrew. We're anxious to hear your shooting report. What draw weight & arrows are you planning?

I am thinking of getting the 40lb version. Right now I'm shooting a 45lb bow, and I'm drawing to 31, so I guess it's more around 54?

And I figured since the bigger bows don't stack as bad, it will stay close to 45 if I get a 40lb bow.

I was thinking about getting higher poundage, but I want to work on form instead of pulling back a heavier bow.

Form is what I need to focus on right now.


As for arrows, I don't really have any in mind. When I actually get the bow, I'm going to take it to Gander Mountain, and have them measure the poundage at 31, and then get the appropriate arrows there.

 

[Mudd]

Welcome aboard!

Enjoy your journey along with the rest of us.

God bless,Mudd

Yeah!  Welcome Andrew.  Lookin' forward to hearing from you here on the PowWow.  

I can see you have already recieved lots of good advice...Hang around and you'll do fine....just don't be in to much of a hurry..

   

[AndrewArcher]

Thanks Mudd and Tony!

[Jack Whitmire Jr]

Andrew you have a great advantage having the long draw length . It will give your bow much more power stroke . In other words it will out shoot a bow that draws 50# at 28" and yours draws 50# at 31 " . Good luck in your endeavor and enjoy .

Jack

[AndrewArcher]

Originally posted by Jack Whitmire Jr:
Andrew you have a great advantage having the long draw length . It will give your bow much more power stroke . In other words it will out shoot a bow that draws 50# at 28" and yours draws 50# at 31 " . Good luck in your endeavor and enjoy .

Jack

Sweet. That's one good thing about being tall