One year I got the ideal in my head that I had to shoot 70lbs with my bow. I wanted speed. Well I turn the bow to maxs and started shooting in the yard. It was kind of tuff, but got easer as I went on.Owens Jeffery, if you know him is a really good man and when it comes to archery, he has been there all his life teaching and making bows. He told me(Boy if you can,t draw and hold it without strining your guts out you aint gona hit a thing! Well, all I new i wanted a fast bow and i ment to shoot it on 70lbs. the next thing i know ,it was deer season and i was up a tree at day light. Just a little while later, I heard somthing walking in the leaves right under my stand. I looked down and there was a nice 6 point.Never new i was right above him.12 to 15yds to shoot. I leaned over and started to pull the 70lbs bow back! I could not draw the dearn thing back leaning and pulling the string stright back.After 3 trys the panic set in and i raise the bow over my head and pushed and pulled hard as I could.The bow came to full draw. All the movement above the buck and my shadow moving all over him, he jumps a few feet back.I still had a good shot if only I had not panic and rushed the shot. Right by his side in the dirt and off he went.If I would have listen to owens and shot what I could with out all that weight, the 6 point should be mind. The lesson here is shoot a weight thats not a struggle and always pick a spot. Some time the older hunters are trying to help you learn the easy way,they have already learn the hard way.Owens is 82 now and still climing trees, shooting48 to 50 lbs and look out hogs and deer.If you every come to Columbia S.C. stop by Jeffery Archery and see Owens and his son Tom. They are great people to deal with.