Ladies draw weight

[Bear Heart]

What is the average draw weight for a female archer at their draw length?

[Rob W.]

I don't know about averages but my wife pulls #45 @ her 27"draw for her hunting and 3D setup.

Rob

[Bear Heart]

I am thinking of the recreational shooter who just wants to go out once in awhile.

[Rob W.]

I would think that most could handle 30-35#.

[McDave]

I teach classes that occasionally include women, and my wife is a casual shooter.  25# is about max for comfortable shooting for a woman who doesn't shoot regularly.  With a 25# bow and 1616 arrows, they can zing them out there with the best of them.

[NBK]

I've got a new dwyer longbow coming for my wife in a couple of weeks and got it 35 @ 28 figuring she will draw about 25".  Ulterior motives:  great bow for her, great stepping stone for my daughter to a hunting weight, and light weight training bow for me!

[nineworlds9]

25# for the occasional shooter.

[gregg dudley]

If you are planning an hour or two of shooting at irregular intervals 25# is plenty.  An old long limbed target bow with a big brace height is going to be hard to beat.

[justracey]

Timothy, Guessing is iffy at best. Her draw length will have a lot to do with what poundage you choose. I make and sell a lot of bows to the ladies as a female bowyer. I would suggest you try a test-drive (Check out my website or call me if you want to see what I have avaiable for her) on a couple and then you will know for sure what she wants and needs. There's no substitute for hands on.

[Bear Heart]

Originally posted by justracey:
Timothy, Guessing is iffy at best. Her draw length will have a lot to do with what poundage you choose. I make and sell a lot of bows to the ladies as a female bowyer. I would suggest you try a test-drive (Check out my website or call me if you want to see what I have avaiable for her) on a couple and then you will know for sure what she wants and needs. There's no substitute for hands on.

We will be in Williamston, MI this fall. I will try to swing by.

[buckeye_hunter]

My daughter handles 35 pretty easily. She is 13 and taller than me though!

[ISP 5353]

My wife shoots 36lbs at her draw.

[Sarah]

When I first started out it took me a few months to comfortably shoot my 36# bow for long periods - I'm 5'3" with a 28" draw. Once I got the hang of drawing though I could put it down for weeks/months and pick it up again and start shooting no problem.

Now I'm working to get comfortable shooting a 48# to hunt with. At the moment I can get maybe 10-15 shots off before I get fatigued and I feel it the next day.

If I wanted to shoot all day though, no question at this point I'd still reach for the lighter bow just to avoid injury.

[Shawn Leonard]

McDave hit it on the head, my wife draws 26"s and she shoots a 35# Bear, it is 29#s at her draw. It is actually a bit heavy for her as she only shoots once in a great while. On the other hand my daughter Allison shoots maybe once a month and is 5'-9"s, she handle the bow easily and her draw is just shy of 28"s. She could shoot 40#s fairly easily, so a lot depends on the lady, but for occassional shooting 25#s at their draw should be a lot of fun with some 1616 as Dave said! Shawn

[Robertfishes]

Helen has a 25" draw, I have built her 3 longbows 35#,42# and 46#s..Her favorite  is the 46# @ 28". So she is holding just over 37# @ 25". Helen trains several times each week and does Cross Fit work outs too. Some of the women she shoots with have bows in the 25# range.