New to bowhunting and need...
 

your advice on fitting. I recently visited my local dealer and played around with a couple of bows. I was mainly looking to see what draw length and weight I will need in a bow. My draw is 29 1/2" but I am not really sure what to do regarding the weight. The most comfortable draw was a bow they had set up at 55#'s. I was able to draw a 60# but it was noticably more difficult and I would imagine only being able to draw it 10 or 15 times before getting fatigued. The 70#, forget about it!:) Anyway, the dealer suggested that I go with a 70# bow because he can back it down to 58# or 59# without any difficulty and this leaves me room to grow as I practice. What do you guys think? Should I go with a 70# rig and back it off or should I get a 60# back it down to 55#'s and work up to a 63# max? If the bow has an impact on your answer then I am looking at parallel cam bow probably form Bowtech or Mathews. I know newbie questions are a pain but your advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Guys!

RE: New to bowhunting and need...
 

I'd go with the 60#, I'm not sure what you are planning on using it for though. If it isfor whitetails, you'll have plenty of "umph" to ge the job done. Performance wise, a 50-60# pound bow set at 60#'s will perform better then a 60-70# set at 60#'s. That is in theory anyways.

RE: New to bowhunting and need...
 

I would go with the 70 pound. In no time with practice you will be able to shoot it. A bow is at it's best preformance when it is at it's maximum poundage. Good luck

RE: New to bowhunting and need...
 

Welcome to the forums BuckeyeRod
I agree with the others , get the 70 # bow and back it off , as you build up strength you can increase your bow as you grow in to it.

RE: New to bowhunting and need...
 

I started with a 70# bow set at 58#'s. I QUICKLY went to 62, then 64 lbs. My new bow is set at 71#'s.....and I don't have any issues with it.

If you're brand new to pulling a bow.....I can see how 70#'s is intimidating. After building the muscles needed to actually draw a bow.....you'll see that it gets much easier.

I'd get the 70#.....and know that I had room to wiggle.

Jeff