Could not agree more with what has been said below.
Originally posted by damascusdave:
Although many people imply there is not a whole lot of difference in the velocity produced by arrows shot out of bows with the same draw weight that is not necessarily true...for that reason limiting the discussion to draw weight without talking about the velocity that particular bow is producing is rather naive...I like to use Bjorn as an example in this situation...he is more than content to shoot 50 pounds of draw weight for some rather tough to kill animals...he does this mainly because he is shooting some of the fastest bows on the planet, bows that quietly produce the same velocities as many other bows 5 to even 10 pounds greater in draw weight...take a look at the peteward.com website and the numbers for the new Border Covert Hunter...if I was really wanting to hunt with a relatively light draw weight I would simply sell a number of bows that I have now and buy one of them...a couple of thousand dollars for a bow sounds like a lot until we amortize it over the years we will shoot that bow, and compare it against the money we will spend on hunting licenses and all the other costs over the life of the bow...or you could buy a Samick Sage as others suggest, be content with it, and never really understand what is possible by seeing things a little differently...you live in a free country and the choice is up to you
DDave
Topic: Going with a lower weight bow (Read 535 times)
