RE: bow poundage question
65# is a lot to start out with, for sure. I shoot 66# myself, because I am comfortable with it and I don' t seem to get a very good release with lighter bows.
If the lighter bow is the same style/design, you should get pretty much the same speed as long as you shoot the same grains per lb arrow--possibly a little more--you may draw the lighter bow a little further.
Chad