Years ago I shot as heavy a bow as I could, today I shoot mostly about 55# until a month before the season starts then crank it up to 60 - 62#. Had a bunch of shoulder and back surgerys, and although I can still draw #70 easy enough, I shoot a more comfortable weight. Also I love to shoot. A couple years ago I bought an acreage, built a house on it and shoot, shoot, shoot. Sometimes on mild summer weekends, I'll shoot a couple hundred arrows a day!

The feller that said shoot from sitting down and differant angles has the right idea. Also sitting around in a treestand for a couple hours in cold damp weather, then trying to pull back a heavy bow is sometimes difficult.

Also, if you have to point your bow at the sky to pull it...your shooting too much weight. Finally, accuracy kills.