Arthur,

I wasn' t tring to dismiss your guidance here. It is just that I don' t feel much discomfort when drawing 45-50lbs but I feel the strain while holding the bow at full draw. I' m sure you are right in that a draw force curve could be so excessive that it will cause me unnecessary stress and pain. I did draw a Bowtech at my dealer (I forget the model) and the draw curve was hard but the breakover was wonderful. I could hold that bow set at 50# easier that I could hold my Firestorm Lite at 45lbs.

For me, an ideal draw curve would be no force for the first part of the pull. My maximum pulling strength is about 3/4 of the way into the draw. This is where I can exert the most force with the least strain. So you are correct, the curve will matter to some degree.

I am certainly not a speed freak and could never be But 210fps is a bit slow. If I can flatten my trajectory to ensure that 5yd estimation errors are negligible then I will be happy.

So, all I was trying to say is that I am setting my max draw weight at 50# and will probably never exceed that. Given this, and the fact that different bows will have different efficiencies at low draw weight and IBO speeds cannot be used to predict the performance, I am trying to find a fast bow at 50lbs.

But you are right, I do not want a bow that is going to cause me shoulder problems now or in the future.