Older bow vs newer "youth" bow

[James50]

Hey all,
I recently picked up an older pse bow (spirit). Unfortunately, due to a shoulder injury that happened a few weeks back, I can barely draw it at 60 lbs, it's lowest weight.
I'm looking to purchase another bow, something inexpensive in the sub $80 range. Just something I can target shoot with until my shoulder heals -no hunting will be done with this bow, whatsoever.
I have one of two options at the moment.
A Martin Lynx Magnum bow that my brothers friend is selling for roughly $70.
Or one of the newer compound bows made for youth, sold for about $40-70.
The only issue I have with these newer youth bows is that the only one I can find with a 29" draw length has a pull weight or only 15-25 lbs.
Will these be good enough for short ranged target shooting?
In general, which of the two bows would you purchase?
Ps: The Martin is a 1990-something model with a draw length or 29" and weight of 45-60.
As always, thank you for your help!

[Krypt Keeper]

save your money and let your shoulder heal. Do stretches and full rotations of your arm and shoulder to keep things moving but don't aggrivate your shoulder by drawing a bow if you can't do it right now.

I have a slight tear in my shoulder. I like to shoot year round and my shoulder was killing me for days after shooting 40 or 50 arrows. Went to the doctor and told me to either let it rest or keep being in pain or do further damage and require surgery. (possible miss all of bowseason) So I didn't shoot but a handful of arrows for a couple months and during archery season. Shoulder hasn't bothered me in months.

Now I can go outside with my son or wife and shoot 40 times no problem..

[bronko22000]

Martin also makes a 35-50 draw bow. Cost a few more bucks than what you want to spend but they are nice shooters, fast, and plenty capable of killing a whitetail.

[James50]

Thanks for the advice Krypt.
Fortunately, my shoulder is just a tad strained from other activities. I spoke with my doc as well, he assured me that it would be fine to continue shooting as long as I dropped the "difficulty to pull" (he meant draw weight, of course) and only shot a few times a day. Hence the reason I would like to find a decent, inexpensive bow to shoot when and if this happens again. I usually just hit the range and shoot my rifle when my shoulders are too strained, but at $10/hr, range's are currently out of the question.

Bronko, if you don't mind, can you post which bow you are speaking of?

[bronko22000]

http://martinarchery.com/2011/saber.php
http://martinarchery.com/2011/exile.php
http://martinarchery.com/2011/ridgehunter.php
http://martinarchery.com/2011/firecat_400.php

These are just a few. When you look at the draw weights. 50# is 35-50, 60# is 45-60 and 70# is 55-70. The bows are listed with the max weights. Just watch the draw lengths because some only go up to 26 or 27".
You may get a good deal on Ebay. I bought 2 on there.

[James50]

Originally Posted by bronko22000

http://martinarchery.com/2011/saber.php
http://martinarchery.com/2011/exile.php
http://martinarchery.com/2011/ridgehunter.php
http://martinarchery.com/2011/firecat_400.php

These are just a few. When you look at the draw weights. 50# is 35-50, 60# is 45-60 and 70# is 55-70. The bows are listed with the max weights. Just watch the draw lengths because some only go up to 26 or 27".
You may get a good deal on Ebay. I bought 2 on there.

Thanks so much! I'll take a look at those.

I took a look at those bows, but could not find anything lower than $300.

[bronko22000]

Ebay my friend. You may find one there

[James50]

Originally Posted by bronko22000

Ebay my friend. You may find one there

Ah then the search continues. That's actually where I got the pse. Thanks for the suggestions as well.

[James50]

One more question. I am 5'11 with a self-measured draw length of about 29. Problem is, even at that draw length, I find myself having to draw the bow at a strange angle (this is also due to the high weight that I can not handle).
What would happen if I shot a bow with a draw length of about 26-28?
Will it be too awkward? What will it effect?
Thank you.

[HDMontana]

If you have to point bow up to draw it back then it is to much draw weight. You should be able to point bow straight ahead as you draw it back. If your current bow has the proper draw weight for you I think shooting something with a shorter draw length might start some bad habits. Another way you could build up strength without purchase of a new bow is to get some surgical tubing (most fishing or tackle shops will carry it) and attach it to a short dowel or broom handle. Adjust length and add more tubes if needed to be able to pull it back like you would a bow string.