Light-poundage bows!

[YosemiteSam]

Just a quick celebratory word about light-poundage bows.  For kicks, I pulled out my wife's 20 pounder on Friday and loosed a few arrows.  Since it was ridiculously light, I was able to play around a bit more and pay more attention to every part of how my body moved through the shot.  Over the course of about 20 shots, I realized that I had little back tension and almost no follow-through on my release.  It didn't take long to fix and I saw a huge improvement in my groups.

It's old wisdom at this point but I'll repeat it.  Do form work on a ridiculously-light bow and do it on a regular basis.

[moebow]

YES, YES, YES!!!!!

For me, this topic is like the old "Rubber Tree Plant" song.

Arne

[KeganM]

I love shooting my wife's 20# bow. Perfect for plinking and form work. Definitely shoot it more than she does!

[Mark R]

I'm convinced also, I just started shooting a 30# bow I made and its helped me hone my skill level 2 fold.Now when I shoot my heavier bows I have a better ingrained idea of the form I need to emulate. More work to be done but I have a better idea how to proceed.

[dirtguy]

YES!

I own a 32 lb bow that I use just for form work.  It gives me my tightest groups.  It is lightweight, easy to use for repetitions and overall a dream to shoot.  

If my form goes off, I go back to this bow to get it back on track.

[BowFrog]

I'm with you.

Looking for a lighter weight bow for form work (and to give my beat up shoulder a break). Don't know why I haven't done it before now.

Good for you.

[BWallace10327]

I have dropped about 10 pounds in bow weight for NFAA indoor league shooting this winter. I still shoot tighter groups and more X shots with my limbs that pull 55@29, but not for as many shots.  In the course of <20 arrows, I can be more accurate with heavier limbs, but if I'm shooting more than 75 shots or so, my 43 or even 46@29 limbs really shine.

[flyguysc]

I went to a lower poundage bow because of shoulder issues, and to my surprise it shoots/hits the spot as good or better than my high poundage rocket launcher. It's amazing how one can tune arrows of lower spine to a low poundage bow and  get the same results and my shoulder appreciates it.Been working on a test kit from Surewood shafts and settled on a 45-50 spine shaft and the results are pleasing.  [/url] [/IMG]