Shooting nearly 600 rounds a week except during hard hunting, I prefer a much lighter bow for the vast majority of arrows flung. Our shoulder and other extremities due have their own longevity limits. My bows are all setup to maintain the same hunting range windows. I even shoot two fingers under on the lighter poundage bows and switch to three under when jumping 12#s, which makes the transition significantly less challenging and much more fluid.
Wasn’t too far in the past, that shooting much lower poundage in the off season was the standard. In 1969, as an adolescent, when first attending an affluent indoor range on a regular basis, I longed to see an adult hunting bow on the indoor range. Never once during that winter and spring season, did I witness a hunting setup being utilized. I did, however, vividly remember seeing one resting on a table.
The transition is personally minimal. Shot a larger traditional venue 3D with 40 targets the first of October where only tens, eights and fives were scored. Had shot my hunting setup with a 10.7 gpp arrow. Scored a 9.5 average. My confidence level was solid.
Note: And ‘Yes’, I do occasionally get out in the woods. Tomorrow should be my 52nd hunt this deer season.
Topic: Choosing 2nd bow (Read 741 times)
