ORIGINAL: BigJ12
don't care how well you dress and how "in shape" you are... sitting near motionless on stand on a 20"x30" platform for 3 or 4 hrs in 10-20* weather,even with only a slight breeze,will takeits toll.
If you know this will take it's toll on you then you should plan accordingly and than includes your bow's drawweight.
Only way to avoid it would be too dress up like gumby and then you never will get the bow back.
Try buying different clothing, I wear a bib overall then 3-4 layers under my jacket, nice and wark and can still draw my bow.
Early stages of hypothermia or pre-hypothermiacreep in slowly and quietly.
If your getting hypothermia or even pre-hypothermia then you are not dressed properly. Remember the six P's:
Proper
Planing
Prevents
Piss
Poor
Performance
Dude I dont give a damn how good of shape you are in, you go sit on a folding chair for 2 hrs in the cold. Then get up and do a 100yd sprint. Let me know how you get of the block!
Not very well I'm sure, BUT knowing I would be sitting in a chair for 2 hrs in the cold, I would not try to sprint, I would turn it down a notch or two and perhaps justsprint the100yds in 3/4 speed.You see if I think it might have an adverse effect I will PLAN accordingly.
this happens all the time to guys who either under dress or have bows that are to high in draw weight. i noticed it last year that in the cold it's harder for me to pull my bow back. to counter this i dress in layers and workout to stay in shape.
I couldn't agree more!
I have no problem what so ever pulling back my bow I don't care if it was set at 100lbs and 30 below outside. I know my limitations and how the cold will effect me (in my case not even noticeable)so I set my equipment up accordingly.