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Old 09-16-2008, 10:02 AM
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Default Draw weight on compound bow - what is the word?

Like I said in another thread, I picked up a bow in highschool and did mainly bow fishing. I am really not bow savy at all, but I am going to get back into it.

What is the word on draw weight? What is the point where it is overkill? If 65 pounds will go clean through a deer every time, is there any point in going beyond that?

I could see how it would be affected by different variables. Obviously the faster the arrow gets there the less time the deer has to react to the sound, and the less the arrow will be dropping. But it also seems that you may be able to put too much force on an arrow, making it less accurate.
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