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Old 04-24-2008 | 07:23 PM
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Hey i have my bow at 82 lbs right now, is this too much? I'm a big strong guy and have no problem pulling it (even a few hours of straight shooting while practicing) but some of my buddies give me a bad time and tell me something will go wrong pulling that much weight. do you think 82 lbs. is too much?
Here is my take on this. If you can pull 80 or 90 then why not do it. The thing I would caution you on is your arrows, are you shooting an arrow that is heavy enough for your bow?
I weightlifted for several years and trained with bodybuilders and powerlifters through that time, My bench was a crapload but like most who bench I also worked out my back and everything else.. Two years ago I fractured my elbow and still hunted that season pulling 71lb with the bad elbow. Since the elbow injury I struggle to lift heavy and rarely go to the gym, but have no issues shooting a 71lb bow.
my current plan is to get a Guardian and special order it in 80lb so I can shoot a heavier grain arrow and still get speeds around 300 fps in hunting conditions. I have yet to find weather where I can't pull 71lbs where I live so why not shoot a little heavier and beef up my arrow if I can pull 80lbs with ease?

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