Feeling like Superman

[Bear Heart]

I spent about 30 minutes shooting my 62# 60" three piece recurve.  Working on good back tension and pushing.
I hung it up and grabbed my 54# 66" three piece long bow.  For some reason I prepared myself for the heavy pull.  When I pulled back it was smooth and effortless.  The next twenty minutes of shooting I was stacking em and felt as if I could hold to anchor forever.

[Stickbow]

I think heavy bows get a bad rap sometimes.....I love shooting mine for that very reason.

[mcgroundstalker]

Man you got me to thinking! Thanks...  

... mike ...

[nineworlds9]

That's why I keep a 71# static recurve around, other than as a hog bow, practicing with  it helps make my 50ish# bows feel light, easy to shoot.  I think everyone would benefit from keeping one heavy bow in their stable just to maintain strength/conditioning to benefit their 'comfort' range.

[Big Ed]

Great way to build stability in your form!!

[Bear Heart]

I like the way my heavier bows keep me using my back muscles to squeeze into my anchor point.  I can get into a habbit of using my bicep on my lighter bows and never getting that elbow back.

[Sharpend60]

Heavier bows are great. If you shoot em well, they only help. Same could be said for lighter bows too though, for different reasons...

You might also be noticing the difference in recurve vs. longbow.

Do youself a favor and check your draw length w/ each bow.

[Bear Heart]

My draw length is the same. The longbow has a recurve style riser. Its like swinging a bat with a weight on it then taking it off.

[maineac]

A couple of years ago I shot my #65 bow for a month before a summer shoot.  When I dropped to the #57 it was easy to draw and hold, and helped my consistency. Might have to do that again before deer season this year.