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Old 01-10-2004 | 01:17 PM
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Arthur P
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Default RE: Difference between 65/80% letoff?

Robinhood, I disagree with the entire premise of your post. 80% letoff makes a bow more critical to shoot, more sensitive to form errors and that makes it less accurate in hunting conditions, in my estimation. You do NOT have to have the bow predrawn to shoot an elk, or any other animal. You do not HAVE to wait at full draw 15 seconds to one minute to get a broadside shot. You can wait until that broadside shot is there and then draw and shoot. A great many traditional shooters get their elk each year doing exactly that.

And having high letoff that you can hold forever means you can get tired holding that draw wich can cause you to have an increased chance of making a bad shot. Or you can get the old buck fever anxiety, sweats and shakes while waiting and wind up punching the trigger at the first glimmer of a shot. Another good chance for a bad shot.
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