I shoot my compounds at a average 60 pounds.
Some end up a bit higher like 64, some a bit lower.
I have a Mathews Q2 setup for hunting with a little less drawlenght so i have to shoot it with a little bit more bended elbow.
This way i dont have to worry about my sleeve/string contact.
The PSE recurve is not really a ' traditional' bow because the handle is made from machined alu.
In fact, its a compoundbow handle from what i believe a kids model PSE compound; the Spyder.
http://www.pse-archery.com/Catalog/C..._Synergy_4.htm
In the 2004 series they have manufactered the PSE Coyote with a different type handle, so i guess they give it bit of a new desing.
http://www.pse-archery.com/Catalog/Recurve/coyote.htm
The main caracteristics are still the same.
I was mainly intrested in the short deflex riser with the long limbs.
This makes the recurve unbelievable smoot to draw and shoot, but what was more important for me....silent!
I have trwo string silencers in the fastflight string and placed two little fur strips at the limbtips where the string falls in the groove.
I think about putting some simms silencers on the limbs to as well.
The 45# are as easy to shoot as a 30# longbow.
I have a 50# Sky (by Earl Hoyt) longbow to.
I shoot it with cedar wood arrows.
Those arrows are so heavy compared to alu' s or carbons that i dont even trust it for hunting.
I shoot a 3D with it now and than.
Overhere we have sometimes these special get-to-gether 3D traditional weekends for woodbows and woodarrows.
I participate for fun because to my opinion there is to little serious archers overhere.
I had very painfull comments once saying this, but the truth is that those archers are happy enough when they can get their arrow anywhere not hitting themselves while i think you have at least get a strait flying arrow trying to hit something close to the X spot.
For me its a whole different world compared to my 3D archery and hunting.
I have seen pictures from longbow and/or traditional archers shooting 3D or hunting, but overhere in Holland i know only 2 guys who can.
So, about the PSE recurve.
Its a 45# bow and i like to make it ready for hunting.
I expected a bit more reactions from other traditional archers but so far its a bit slow.[:' (]