OOPS Sorry for not being clearer in my questions!! I would be using the bow only for hunting. As for poundage I have always been a finger shooter and can pull and hold 75 lbs without any trouble even in 15 degree weather.My concern here is that much poundage needed with the new bows? I call 37 inch bows short because the two bows that I hunt with are 46 and 48 inches A to A. I am going to shoot my new bow with a release just for something different to do. I recently shot a friends bow with all the bells and whistles and thought it might be fun to shoot a different style. I am also having some arthritis problems in my fingers. I can forsee a time when I may HAVE to hunt using a release. I could not get over the consistency that my friends bow shot with me shooting it, even though it was not set up for me. Thought I was shooting a cro$$b*w vertically. Thank again for the input!!!