What do I gain by going heavier?

[Ground Hunter]

A 48# bow at 31 inchs - is still a 48# bow.  See the original post.

[Blaino]

Originally posted by Ground Hunter:
A 48# bow at 31 inchs - is still a 48# bow.  See the original post.

thats true but they are refering to the out put of a 31" draw compaired to a 28" draw....48# @ 28" and 48# @ 31" aren't apples to apples...

[Terry Green]

Since you asked what you will gain....

The answer is a more destructive arrow...either same arrow going faster, or a heavier arrow going the same....or somewhere in between.

[Terry Green]

Correct Blaino.....the 48#@31 will shoot like a 54#@28.

[Archie]

Thanks for a bunch of great insights.  

I've tentatively decided what I'm going to do.  I already have a 60# recurve to shoot.  I'm going to start shooting it again regularly.  That will give me the power I feel I don't have in the longbow.  I'll also start squirrelling away some money for a future longbow purchase, around 60#.  The 60# longbow should give me a balance of power and control, and the 30.5" draw should give me some 68-70# @ 28" actual power.

The added power may be like having a 4-wheel drive in San Diego, but it's always nice to have it when you need it.