I'm planning on ordering a new chek-mate recurve in the next month or so and was wondering how far to move up in poundage. I'm currently shooting a 44# @ 28" recurve. My compound is currently set @65#. I was planning on moving up to 50-55# on my new recurve. Does that sound like a reasonable jump up??

I've read in a lot of other postings that advise test shoting various bows before buying, but that is not always feasible since most bow dealers in the Milwaukee area do not sell recurves or longbows and the few that do only have 2-3 models available. The best I can usually do is simply hold and draw the bow to get a feel for it.

As always thanks for any advise.