Jag mag, great question, Infact i have never seen anyone ask this before. I prefer a bow that weighs under 4lb' s, infact I wont buy and have never owned a bow that weighs over 4lb' s. I quess the main reason is because i always hold my bow while hunting, i never put it down and the other reason was when i was younger we use to shoot 3-D courses 3 or 4 times in the same morning. Pike