Hello All

I gave up Bow Hunting about 10 years due to Rotator Cuff Injury/Sorenessrelated to playing too much Men's League Softball.........throwing too hard. Since my rightshoulder has only bothered me while performing two activities, throwing a baseball/softball or pulling back a bow. Until a few days ago it had been years since I pulled back a bow. While I could still feel some soreness in my shoulder I was surprised at how much of a differencethe 80% letoff made. I pulled back several different bows including the new Mathews DXT, Bear Lights out and Mission Archery X3. I've got the itch again to Bow Hunt and I'm in the market for a new bow. Ultimately I'm looking for something that I can be comfortable shooting and something that will not further hurt my shoulder. After talking with guys at my local bow shop and trying out a few different models I did notice that bowswith the parallel limb design have more flexibility as far a poundage goes. For example the bows with parallel limb design that I tried out were 60# rated. The bow shop tech could turn these bows down to close to 45# which made it more comfortable for me to pull back. I liked this option with the bows that I tried. Essentially they gave me a range of 15#'s to work with rather than just 10#'s. I like the fact that I can start practicing at 45# and if my shoulder should get any stronger I can go heavier poundage. I have a feeling that the max I would ever want to go with would be 50-55#'s.

I would like to know what you guys recommend. Do you feel their is any particular bow suited for someone like myself. I do not want a crossbow. Any bows easier on the shoulder than others. What's your thoughts on limb design? Worse comes to worse maybe I stick to the 40-45# range and just live with it. If I stick to 45# what arrows/broad heads do you recommend?

I would appreciate any help you could give. I would love to get back to the sport.

Thanks