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Old 06-29-2006 | 10:21 PM
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drewm2
 
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I've only been shooting a bow for about6 months, at a straw bale about 35 yards down in my yard with a really old Golden Eagle compound, 70 lbs with 50% let-off. Just starting to get good and hit bullseye regularly,enough to have caught the bug!I find I shoot better instinctively than with sights. Is this typical for a newbie/ should I continue using sights anyway in order to be a better shot down the road? Also, I'm considering buying a recurve, maybe 55 lb draw? Specifically, an Internature TD Hunter, does anyone know if this is a good bow, and why it's so much cheaper than any other? One last question, how does draw weight affect range? That is, my 70 lb-er will easy shoot 200 yards, or about 80 with any(not much ) accuracy, will that change dramatically with a 55 lb or even less draw weight bow, or in changing from compound to recurve? Anyway, I know this is a long post, thanks for the time to read it and I appreciate any advice ya'll may have for me!
-Drew
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