65#- 72#. My primary bow is an old T/D with Brandon Stahl limbs, 67@28. I draw 29" for about 71#. I'll drop a few lbs. one of these days but all my ammo-and there is a whole lot of it- is with these weights in mind. I'm fifty-five now and I know if I drop 10# it'll be tougher to go back up than it would have been fifteen years ago. My arrows are 2317s, 29.5". Not to drag this out, but I believe about any thing, poundage-wise, can be effective as long as the shooter has the skill under pressure to make the shot and enough confidence in himself and his equipment to close the deal. Great trophies have been taken with forty-five pound bows (and less) as well as ninety pound bows. I'm afraid that the rule of thumb when I was young was "as much bow as you can comfortably and accurately shoot." I still think its a pretty good guideline, but in the end it's probably more psycholgical than not so far as the shooter is concerned. GY
Topic: Draw weight (Read 4215 times)
