Sam, I am enjoying this thread a lot, and somewhat grudgingly must agree with your findings. I started out shooting heavy bows (and still prefer them), but due to age and injuries, it is just too difficult to stay in good condition/health necessary to handle them easily. I have used 78#, 65#, 58# bows successfully. However, since my draw is short, I haven't pulled the full weight of them. Now. though my stand by bows are both 53# at 28, so I am actually shooting in the 40"s. They handle superbly. I only dropped the string once this year, but I could not have asked for better performance. I scored a double lung kill, and he only went 35 yards or so. Can't complain about that. When I go to very light bows, my release gets sloppy, though, so I think I will stay with in the 50 - 55# range. When I was younger, I used to consider it somewhat unmanly to use lighter equipment, but as I grew to be a more sensible man, I have somewhat changed my views.
In my deer camp, I am the only archer, so I catch a certain amount of grief as a matter of principle. They especially look down on my haversack. They finally quit calling it a purse when they realized I didn't care about their derisive remarks, especially when they saw how much useful stuff it easily carries.
Just please don't anybody start a thread touting the effectiveness of pink camo. It is hard enough to accept the efficacy of pink fletching. After all, there is only so much progress us Neanderthals can assimilate.
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