Both my longbow and recurve pull at 74 lbs. I was thinking about picking up a 100 - 105'lber but it wouldn't really be practical, and those posters in here who are more experienced and sane than myself convinced me of that. I have a 64 pound bow but I don't really like the zip in it compared to my other bows. Oh yeah, I also have a 176 pound (actually THE 176 poundShultz-Howard Hill bowthat Gary Sentman used to set the World Record in 1975) longbowthat myself and a friend strung up last week just for kicks. Of course, I had to try to pull it back, being a macho guy. Wow, talk about a humiliating experience! I felt like a little wuss, lol. But I did shoot a 2540 arrow from what pull I was able to obtain, and I was surprised how far it stuck into the bale even with my "wussy draw". Amazing how much stiffer that pull is than a 100 lb bow. Bending a short 2X4 is easier than trying to draw that beast. Gary Sentmanmust be anabsolute gorilla to pull that thing back.