bow poundage question?
 

I am going to be looking to upgrade my Hoyt Magnetec that I have had for the last 5-6 years this winter/spring.
It is a 50-60lb model cranked all the way up, so in a perfect world it should be around 60 pounds or so. I have no problems running a hundred arrows through it at a time while practicing.

While I can shoot it confidently out to 30 yards (haven't shot it further, due to that is the longest range I can practice at in my backyard) I am not real happy with watching the arrow arc into the target from that range. I would like to try and find a bow that I can possibly one pin out to 30 yards. Currently I can go from about 22 yards down to point blank with one pin and still hit where I am, but outside of 22 yards, some adjustment and guesswork is required. Or I can fiddle with my HHA OL-5500 (one pin adjustable sight) and adjust the sight to dead on for the longer yardages.

Guessing is fine and dandy in the backyard, where I know my yardages but out in the field there is not always the time to range out distances, and some guesswork is needed. There is also not always time to make the quick adjustment for where you think that deer is gonna be for the shot.

What I am wondering about is the poundage I should be looking at for a new bow? Another 50-60lb bow where I keep it at the max weight, with a newer bow I will get a flatter arrow trajectory due to increased speed? or is a 60-70lb bow something I should be looking at with probably around a 65lb hunting weight? 70lb might be just a tad to much weight for the colder days that I hunt in and my body stiffens up from being out in the cold to long.

Is the 5 pound gain in draw weight enough of a increase performance to outweigh the step up to a heavier arrow? And is it harmful to the bow to not shoot it at the maximum poundage?

RE: bow poundage question?
 

If you can run 100 arrows at a time through a 60 lb. bow, it would seem reasonable that you could go up in draw weight to at least 65 lbs. And at 65 lbs., some of these new speed bows, shooting arrows at 5 grains per pound, should give you the trajectory to shoot one pin out to 30 yards or more. I could almost do this with my 61 lb. bow -sporting an IBO of only around 310 and 407 grain arrows. With a lighter arrow, more poundage, and an IBO up there close to 350 - no problem.