Better yet, how long can you hold your bow out in front of you even when it's not drawn? I bet you will be surprised at how short of time it is before you can't hold it steady any more. Holding six pounds stretched out in front of you for any length of time is very difficult and would take a fair amount of conditioning. Then adding draw weight to it just makes it worse. Now do sprints up and down your yard to get your heart beating like it would be with a deer right in front of you and see how much easier it gets then. A minute will seem like forever.

Just try holding your hands out palms up for a minute and see what happens.

Paul