how about a HEAVY bow thread

[pdk25]

I agree with making it a little longer.  I did that, then when I glued the inserts in, I wedged the arrows between a dresser drawer and the floor to dry so they wouldn't push the insert out.  Very quiet this way.

[pdk25]

Originally posted by Archie:
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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.

I agree to a certain extent.  I don't know if I would say I am dominating the bow, but here is a clip of me controlling my Morrison ILF.

 

[pdk25]

Great Northern Critter Gitter.  62", 68#@29".

 


     

     

     

     

     

     

     


And a little clip of it being shot.


   

[pdk25]

I shoot 30" mfx classic arrows with this bow with a total of 325 grains up front.

[pdk25]

Morrison Dakota  62"  80# @ 29"
Copperhead skins, bamboo lams, bacote riser, kudu tips

     

     

     


And a clip of it being shot.

 

[pdk25]

I shoot the same arrows with the Dakota that Info the Shrew Safari.

[WVbowhunter]

I barely slid in with this one being 60#@31inches. Run some easton 340s for a while but in the end went to a gold tip hunter 300 with 190 grain points when I upgraded to a fast flight string. Total arrow weight 533 grains chronographed at 206 fps. 50.21 ft-lbs of KE and 48.75 slug ft./sec of momentum

[adkmountainken]

love seeing the bows and the videos keep them coming!

[Longbowlogan]

This thread made me string up my 62" 76@29 Schafer Silvertip today. It really wasn't bad at all and I shot it pretty comfortable for a while. Shooting these heavy limbs make my other bows and limbs feel like child's play!

[buckeyebowhunter]

 70# 97 SAII

[cynical_ant]

Here is a video of me shooting my 60lb yew selfbow. Just made it in this category. I plan on working my way up to a 100lb war bow in the future. Not for hunting, just launching big, heavy arrows long distances! Too much fun:)

 

[Jesse Minish]

56" Cascade Brush Hawk about 72# at my draw.
 

Stalker Wolverine FXT about 73# at my draw.
 

[Jesse Minish]

This is a 52" Cascade Night Hawk also about 73# at my draw.
 

[Jesse Minish]

A little better look of the Cascade Night Hawk
 

[pdk25]

Dang, that's a short one.  I really wanted one of those to work for me, but with my style of anchor and relatively small cant, the sight window was too short.

[Longtoke]

what quiver is that on your belt Jesse? looks handy

[Sam McMichael]

I took my 65# Hill bow out yesterday and once again found my release is better than with my lighter bows. After my surgery earlier this year, I still can only totally control it for 30 - 40 shots, so not yet ready to shoot 3D rounds with it.

[Gil Verwey]

Here is another heavy bow thread with some good info in it.

   The Argument for HHeavy Bows

[Jesse Minish]

Originally posted by Longtoke:
what quiver is that on your belt Jesse? looks handy

It says Neet Traditions on it. That is all I really know about it. My Dad gave it to me a while back.

[Bowhunter4life]

Was doing a bit of searching and ran across this thread...  Interesting, but I never really thought of the bows I shoot as "Heavyweights"...  When I first started with archery I was told to shoot the heaviest bow I could shoot accurately...  I'm sure you've been told, heard, or read this too...  So, I've always seemed to gravitate towards bows in he higher poundages...  But, I seem to dial back when I had to start putting arrows in arrows and manufacturing arrows to shoot out of them...  To much work, and too expensive...

I've owned and shot a bunch of different bows, but here is what is in my bowrack currently after doing some buying/selling/trading this spring...  My favorites are Black Widow T/D recurves with low grips... and Thunderstick MOAB longbows...
56" PCH II (69#) and X (64# and 70#) and a 58" PSA III (74#)...

   
       

60" MOABs (68#, 71#, and 83#)

   
       

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