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Old 10-24-2003 | 04:27 PM
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Willieboy
 
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Default RE: Newbie questions

Hello again,

I have some more thoughts for you. While I' m no expert, here are some things I used to know. The longer a bow, the more forgiving of your form faults it' s likelt to be. The same is true of brace height, the taller the brace height, the more forgiving. If you intend to hunt with your bow, I am told most North American game can be taken with a bow weight of 45 - 50#. Therefore, I am unsure why there is a need for a 70# bow though I have one hanging on my wall. The bow I am currently shooting is a 50 pounder with a peak draw weihght of 60#. Another factoid is that a bow performs most efficiently when the limbs are cranked all the way down. For my bow that would mean I' d be pulling 60#. Due to my long absense from archer, and my advanced age, I am still building back upper body strength.
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