how many over 55 still shooting heavy bows?

[T Lail]

I am 57 and my go to bow is 56# at 28....still shoot it very accurately......

[degabe]

I turned 70 last month and still shoot 62# at 31 inches.

[Hud]

Favorite bows are in 55# - 66# range at 73.

[Joe2Crow]

Just turned 56 and my bows run 50-63#. In truth, the 63# is a little too much and I mostly use it for strength building. The 50#ers are fun to shoot and great for form practice but most of my hunting is with my 55-56# bows.

[cacciatore]

62 here, I like to hunt with 55-62# recurves but at home I practice with 65-71# bows. That said I shoot many Hours a day and a too high poundage bow is really demanding , then I personally don't see an advantage to use a too heavy bow at least for European and American games

[Pat B]

I'm almost 66(28th of this month) and I still shoot 55# to 60# and always have.

[Jack Skinner]

54 and shoot 58 to 60 @ 28 hope to for a long time. I work at staying in shape, lots of the old timers worked at it to draw heavy bows.

[Mark Baker]

I am just 56....but all of my bows are 60 plus.  I have learned the "secret" (for me anyway) to keeping in heavy bow shape and can handle bows better than when I was in my 20's.  I've always shot heavier bows, and still make and shoot bows upwards of 80 lbs...but I'm a pretty big guy, and have worked with heavy stuff my whole life.

[ranger 3]

69 and I'm down to 48@28

[Frenchymanny]

Ken you are shooting your bows easily, so no reason that changes in the coming 2 decades at least!

F-Manny

[hnt2mch]

57 and shoot 55 to 60

[stykshooter]

64 yrs old & shooting 65#'s

[FlintNSteel]

I generally shot recurves/longbows in the 62# range, but as high as 72# at my 30" draw.  Then I developed elbow issues.  Dropped down to 45# and it was quite theraputic.  When no pain during shooting I jumped up to 50#, and now up to 56#, which is probably going to be about it...but you never know. :-)

[bluemelonchitlin]

57 1/2 years old and I have two bows that are 65#,one 58" recurve and one 68" longbow. Another recurve is 60" and 60#. Two more recurves that are 55#,one is 60" and one is 62". Also have a 68" 55# longbow.

[Car54]

62 yrs. , 58-62#

[Dave Pagel]

I am 57 and I shoot bows from 50-60 @ 28 and my draw is just under 30.

D.P.

[Tim Finley]

I used to shoot heavy bows up to 80#s but I shot mostly 62 when I was young and I am suffering from it now . A bad elbow has given me lots of pain and since I'm a bowyer I test shoot all the bows and some are heavy. I shot a 60 # lately and my neck hurt for hours. I shoot 48 to 52 now and I see no difference in penetration on deer , bear and antelope size animals. I remember a test that was done years ago and I don't remember who did it but after 57# you have diminishing returns.

[stagetek]

I'm 64 and gave up the heavy bows years ago. Shot 65# all the time back then. I still have a few 55#ers, but seldom shoot them. Now it's between 47 and 50lbs. My shoulder likes me better that way !

[bruinman]

When I turned 55, I could still shoot 80 pounds. But most of my bows were 55-65 pounds. I only had one 80 pounder and the only reason I ever shot it any longer was to show myself I could still do it,lol. Then I had a heart attack and not sure why but afterwards I was very weak. I could not shoot at all due to doctors orders for several months but I felt good enough to shoot, just weak. When I got to start shooting again, I could shoot 55 but it was difficult. Most of the time I stay around 50 because that is the lightest I have.

[Kip]

66 years old favorite wgt. 50lbs. plus or minus a couple.Kip