Author Topic: Where have all the heavy bows gone? (Read 8736 times)

Terry Green · « **Reply #60 on:** February 02, 2021, 08:23:59 AM »

Sign of the times buckeye. Nothing at all against getting older and dropping, that is a normal cycle ... NOT the reason for non heavy younger guys. Not enough youngsters have thrown hay all day. More interested in scrolling and 'likes' than personal achievement. Thats about as nice as I can be.

buckeyebowhunter · « **Reply #61 on:** February 02, 2021, 09:04:33 AM »

Terry I get it. Well said. I like your mention of throwing hay all day, I grew up on an Angus farm lol then worked a lumber yard until I could pay for college to become a teacher. When I mention working on farm as a summer gig for these kids they look at me funny.

sam barrett · « **Reply #62 on:** February 02, 2021, 02:27:23 PM »

I'm there with you. I'm heading back to Africa next year for some big game that South African law states that I must use a minimum of an 80lb bow. I had Scott from Timberhawk bows make me a heavy duty ilf riser and had some 80lb limbs made for it. This way I can also use the riser with other limbs if I choose. Good luck!

Terry Green · « **Reply #63 on:** February 02, 2021, 04:00:00 PM »

Terry Green · « **Reply #64 on:** February 02, 2021, 04:01:52 PM »

I have a 115# war bow if you are interested..

stik&string · « **Reply #65 on:** February 02, 2021, 04:40:19 PM »

I hunted for 6 years with a 115# Hill Tembo. Dropped down in weight because building arrows for it was getting too expensive. Killed a number of critters with it, including several turkey. It was nice knowing that I had a bow that was as versatile as I needed it to be and that I could hunt anything I was after, even foam. I still feel the same way with my current set-up, but I have yet to have the same success I did with that Tembo so the confidence isn’t there yet.

However, I do not miss the 40ish (carbon with weight tube stuffed inside an aluminum with a heavy head) dollars per arrow.

Terry Green · « **Reply #66 on:** February 02, 2021, 04:54:45 PM »

Love it!!!!

Russell Southerland · « **Reply #67 on:** February 03, 2021, 06:44:40 AM »

Great thread!

Sam McMichael · « **Reply #68 on:** February 03, 2021, 09:16:52 AM »

I think there may be some validity when Terry suggests that part of the reason for fewer young shooters shooting heavy bows is that they "haven't thrown enough hay". That implies that many (certainly not all) young guys just don't work out enough to develop strength to pull big bows. I wasn't particularly strong, yet I shot a 78# bow for years. It was hard to work up the conditioning to handle this bow. Frankly, I think a lot of people today are just not willing to do the work to shoot these bows. That's not really an issue, since lighter bows can be very effective even on big game. But I do think that young people today put less emphasis overall on strength training, whether we are talking archery or anything else. To me, that's just the way it is.

ShrtRnd · « **Reply #69 on:** February 03, 2021, 10:03:30 AM »

Quote from: Terry Green on February 02, 2021, 07:05:02 AM

I'll add.... I used to list a bow from time to time, Morrison, Mariah , shrew, lost creek, acs, bw, all over 60#s. They would sell same day or within 3 days like clockwork.... now, you can't give them away. Sign of the times.

Agreed unfortunately and yet I find myself with another #60+ new addition to my stable of sticks.

dnovo · « **Reply #70 on:** February 07, 2021, 09:16:59 AM »

I’m seeing several bows in the classifieds at 65# or over.
I was born and raised in a farm. At 14 years old I was shooting a 55# Shakespeare bow. I can’t tell you how many thousand hay bales I threw back then. Cut firewood. I’ve worked construction all my life and while I’m not a big guy
(5’9” 190# now) I always shot a moderately heavy bow (63-70#) back then. I’ve moved down to 49# last year at 65 years old. My injuries to my shoulder have come from work not shooting a heavy bow. In fact for years shooting made them feel better.

Wudstix · « **Reply #71 on:** February 08, 2021, 12:13:55 PM »

Quote from: Terry Green on February 02, 2021, 07:05:02 AM

I'll add.... I used to list a bow from time to time, Morrison, Mariah , shrew, lost creek, acs, bw, all over 60#s. They would sell same day or within 3 days like clockwork.... now, you can't give them away. Sign of the times.

Terry you could "give" them to me. Wouldn't hurt my feelings.

Aaron Proffitt 2 · « **Reply #72 on:** February 08, 2021, 04:31:26 PM »

The morning of August 28,2019 i came in from shooting my 65# Martin Hunter , hung it up , and promptly had a stroke . Haven't been able to draw that bow since . But ! ... Its a muscle loss issue , not a mobility deficit one. Rebuilding that . Even hunted this year, albeit at less weight . 50-55 is super comfortable .

I do hope to be back at 65-70 again. I love that bow .

Bowwild · « **Reply #73 on:** February 11, 2021, 08:27:07 AM »

I know there are great fans of heavy bows (anything heavier than 60 pounds to me). I'm glad their experience is great, but I say good riddance. I don't hunt anything larger than elk though.

More people have been messed up by being over-bowed than almost any other reason.

ShrtRnd · « **Reply #74 on:** February 11, 2021, 06:52:30 PM »

I think alot of folk are intimidated by anything #55 and beyond. There's some great tools that are relatively cheap to help aid in increasing in draw weight.

The sports therapy tension bands are a great item to use even in the off season to help. Different color bands represent different tensile strengths. Lengthen or shorten the band to increase or decrease draw weight accordingly and you can basically practice drawing and anchoring without a worry of dry firing a bow. I think the most expensive ones I've seen been around $30 Cdn, so.. roughly $20 US?

Amazon is your friend here gang if your interested in these.

Russell Southerland · « **Reply #75 on:** February 11, 2021, 07:04:49 PM »

Quote from: ShrtRnd on February 11, 2021, 06:52:30 PM

I think alot of folk are intimidated by anything #55 and beyond.

not being argumentative in any whay... why?. Please explain why, where, and who proposed that.... in respect

Burly · « **Reply #76 on:** February 11, 2021, 08:33:17 PM »

I've never hurt my shoulders shooting heavy bows (70-90#),but doing bull work everyday for a living sure did. I had a hard time mentally dropping down to a 45# longbow recently. But better then not shooting one or going some other route.

TURKEYFOOTGIRL · « **Reply #77 on:** February 11, 2021, 08:48:10 PM »

i agree. Work is the devil. 25 years of bending pipe and pulling wire when i should save my shoulders for shooting

ShrtRnd · « **Reply #78 on:** February 12, 2021, 03:44:13 AM »

Quote from: Russell Southerland on February 11, 2021, 07:04:49 PM

Quote from: ShrtRnd on February 11, 2021, 06:52:30 PM
I think alot of folk are intimidated by anything #55 and beyond.
not being argumentative in any whay... why?. Please explain why, where, and who proposed that.... in respect

You just have to look at some of the previous commentary on this thread or others here in regards to heavy poundage bows.

Also if you regularily watch the classifieds here you can see that these bows don't move quickly here or listed elsewhere on the web. Add in the social media aspects of various people using and/or promoting the #45-#50 range of draw weights it's not hard to come to that conclusion based on those perceptions.

I get both sides of the argument for or against #55 and beyond.

A lot of those comments have merit both ways for sure. My comments were just some things I had noticed each time this topic comes up

TURKEYFOOTGIRL · « **Reply #79 on:** February 12, 2021, 07:35:09 AM »

I finally found a good one! Hope its got some luck built in it!


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