I got some good news from my surgeon Tuesday, he told me that I could start shooting my heavier bows now that I'm 3 1/2 months out from my surgery. I started shooting my 50 pound longbow this morning kind of as a warm up just to see if I could handle the 60 pound bow that I hunt with. After about a dozen shots with 60 pounds I'm still pain free, I haven't been this excited about archery in almost a year. Can't wait till tomorrow I'm taking my two older daughters to a 3d shoot, first one with them in almost a year. Now its time to get in some serious bowfishing to make up for the lost time during archery season. I wish the best of luck to all of the other guys that responded to my original post who were going through their own shoulder issues.