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Offline adkmountainken

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how about a HEAVY bow thread
« on: August 15, 2016, 10:06:00 AM »
heavy bows are always a big topic, how about a thread to show some off? for sake of this thread lets make it #60 or more. i'll start it off here is my Northern Mist Classic #80@28 and 70 inches long. it was a gift from my buddy Casey (Zmonster)when we went on our elk hunt to Colorado.  just started shooting it a lot in the last month and was surprised how quickly I got use to the heavier weight. absolutely rocks the bag target with 55/75 GT's!
 
 
 
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Re: how about a HEAVY bow thread
« Reply #1 on: August 15, 2016, 10:07:00 AM »
would love to see some videos of people shooting them too!
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Re: how about a HEAVY bow thread
« Reply #2 on: August 15, 2016, 10:21:00 AM »
Yikes Ken!  My shoulder hurts looking at that!  :archer2:
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Re: how about a HEAVY bow thread
« Reply #3 on: August 15, 2016, 03:17:00 PM »
the Royal & SS are both 70 @ my draw length.  The river runner which I just picked up on a trade is around 65 at my dl.


 
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Re: how about a HEAVY bow thread
« Reply #4 on: August 15, 2016, 03:33:00 PM »
Here's my hickory eastern woodland style self-bow I made earlier this year for my hunting bow this year. It's 66" Tip to tip (64" NtN) and draws 65# at my draw length of 27". It slings a 700 grain arrow at a respectable 156 fps, I can get up to 162 with a 565 grain arrow.

BTW I've since added a leather handle with an arrow rest in it. I was shooting it like what's in the photos but was getting inconsistent shooting obviously from inconsistent grip placement lol     :nono:    

   

   

   
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Re: how about a HEAVY bow thread
« Reply #5 on: August 15, 2016, 04:00:00 PM »
My 82# bamabow tribute takedown.    

And my black widow psa at #68.
       

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Re: how about a HEAVY bow thread
« Reply #6 on: August 15, 2016, 04:15:00 PM »
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Offline Keith Zimmerman

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Re: how about a HEAVY bow thread
« Reply #7 on: August 15, 2016, 06:00:00 PM »
60# at your draw, or at 28?
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Re: how about a HEAVY bow thread
« Reply #8 on: August 15, 2016, 07:29:00 PM »
I can't even string this stuff with out some help............   :biglaugh:   And then could never get it back to anchor at 29"...   :eek:   ...God bless you guys!!!
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Offline Shadowhnter

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Re: how about a HEAVY bow thread
« Reply #9 on: August 15, 2016, 07:52:00 PM »
You guys are ANIMALS!!! Great bows!
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Offline adkmountainken

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Re: how about a HEAVY bow thread
« Reply #10 on: August 15, 2016, 08:02:00 PM »
#60 at your draw
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Re: how about a HEAVY bow thread
« Reply #11 on: August 16, 2016, 07:04:00 AM »
I often hear about how people need to go down in draw weight as they age...I will be 65 in December and I would have to sit down and make a count of the bows I shoot that are 60 or more at my draw length...I do that both right handed and left handed...I just shot rounds of Technohunt on consecutive days with my 60 pound lefty Habu...43 shots in a half hour the first day and 34 shots the second day...if I can shoot 40 shots in a half hour hitting the same full draw on the last shot as I did on the first shot I feel I am not overbowed...sorry but I long ago stopped posting pics here since I have nothing to prove to anyone

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Re: how about a HEAVY bow thread
« Reply #12 on: August 16, 2016, 09:46:00 AM »
My hat's off to you guys over 60 still shooting heavy bows.
I shot 80lbs when I was young in my 30's but after 45 years of back breaking, ball busting construction work my doc said I have just worn the shoulder completely out.
Now shoot mid 40's and 50's occasionally which still works fine on Whitetails.
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Re: how about a HEAVY bow thread
« Reply #13 on: August 16, 2016, 11:54:00 AM »


Pronghorn lb 63@28
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Offline adkmountainken

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Re: how about a HEAVY bow thread
« Reply #14 on: August 16, 2016, 03:18:00 PM »
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Offline Archie

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Re: how about a HEAVY bow thread
« Reply #15 on: August 16, 2016, 06:34:00 PM »
I enjoy shooting my 68# bow.  I also find that I shoot better when I draw and hold, so I have to work to keep my strength up.  A couple of years ago I made a couple YouTube clips (although I cannot for the life of me remember why) where I drew and held the bow for a count to 10 before releasing.  I did one with heavy bow and one with the lighter (48#) one, but I must have deleted the clip with the heavy one.  

       

I'm NOT saying that you should ever hold 10 seconds when actually shooting, but I think it's a good idea to be STRONG ENOUGH  to.

Anyway, I find that my shooting is SOOOOO much better when my muscles can absolutely dominate the bow, heavy OR light.  I've not been shooting much this year, so my endurance has waned, but I usually try to work out with the heavy bow several times a week, without even loosing an arrow.
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Re: how about a HEAVY bow thread
« Reply #16 on: August 16, 2016, 07:12:00 PM »
Ken...I think that you just found your new hunting partner!
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Offline Keith Zimmerman

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Re: how about a HEAVY bow thread
« Reply #17 on: August 16, 2016, 07:26:00 PM »
I have several Bighorns, Schafers, Allegheny Mountain, Wild Horse Creek, etc I shoot over 60#.
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Offline adkmountainken

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Re: how about a HEAVY bow thread
« Reply #18 on: August 25, 2016, 08:01:00 AM »
I will tell you after shooting this bow a few months now it gets easier every time and when I pick up my 50-60 pounds bows they pull back smooth as butter.....
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Offline Terry Green

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Re: how about a HEAVY bow thread
« Reply #19 on: August 25, 2016, 10:43:00 AM »
I don't have anything to prove either but I have a lot of things to share .....after all this is a traditional bowhunting website.

I'll post some pictures when I get to a computer..... hard to do on this phone.

I'll also pull up a thread the argument for heavy bows Just For Kix
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