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RE: why so mutch weight
i'm shooting 55 lbs right now but i'm goin to the YMCA everynight to work out and hopfully get up to 70 this year..you want high poundage for speed, kinectic energy, and noise of ur bow...great thread btw..thanks for bringing it up!
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RE: why so mutch weight
Same reason I use a 12ga, instead of a 20 ga.
70 lbs is no problem for me to pull even after sitting for hours in the cold, it gives me confidence and alot of KE and penetration. That's why. |
RE: why so mutch weight
there is a huge misconception on how much "weight" and "power" and "speed" and "KE"
I shot a 52# longbow, probably 170 fps, 525 gr arrows and had maybe 27/27 pound of KE I shot through one side of ribs and nicked the other ribs on a P&Y 200 pound KS buck. No problems because the shot went where it was suppose to. |
RE: why so mutch weight
No problems because the shot went where it was suppose to. there is a huge misconception on how much "weight" and "power" and "speed" and "KE" |
RE: why so mutch weight
Charlie P - maybe not you and I but many guys want ultra fast, heavy weight draws, light carbons and mechanical broadheads etc because thats the latest fad
fad's don't kill deer IMO ..... good solid equipment does. Nothing wrong with fast, nothing wrong with mech broadheads etc ..... but the misconception I think is that you HAVE to have those and you don't. Look at a couple of responses on the light bow that killed that guys deer ........ why the shock and amazement ? |
RE: why so mutch weight
ORIGINAL: terbzz i was wondring why people use so mutch draw weight,if you can get a pas threw with 40 pounds why do you need to use 70and 80 pound bows?i understand so you can shoot farther but bow hunting is getting close not far? just wondring As for your topic, why not have more draw weight? I believe you should have as much draw weight that you as an individual can control. For some that may be 55lbs, for others it may be 75lbs. Personally, I have as much draw weight I can have without excessive movement. I want to be able to hold my bow up at any angle and be able to draw it back. My draw weight is usually 66-68lbs. |
RE: why so mutch weight
Charlie P - maybe not you and I but many guys want ultra fast, heavy weight draws, light carbons and mechanical broadheads etc because thats the latest fad |
RE: why so mutch weight
Connie Renfro has killed more animals than most guys on Hunting.net
she used ( I believe ) a 49# recurve for almost all her hunting www.huntingfortomorrow.com/women_files/You%27re%2520hunting%2520with%2520THAT.doc+connie+ renfro+draw+weight&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1& amp;gl=us]http://72.14.209.104/search?q=cache:meiv8fxW_dQJ:www.huntingfortomorrow .com/women_files/You%27re%2520hunting%2520with%2520THAT.doc+connie+ renfro+draw+weight&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1& amp;gl=us[/url] |
RE: why so mutch weight
Connie Renfro has killed more animals than most guys on Hunting.net she used ( I believe ) a 49# recurve for almost all her hunting |
RE: why so mutch weight
ORIGINAL: Primitive Weapon ORIGINAL: terbzz i was wondring why people use so mutch draw weight,if you can get a pas threw with 40 pounds why do you need to use 70and 80 pound bows?i understand so you can shoot farther but bow hunting is getting close not far? just wondring As for your topic, why not have more draw weight? I believe you should have as much draw weight that you as an individual can control. For some that may be 55lbs, for others it may be 75lbs. Personally, I have as much draw weight I can have without excessive movement. I want to be able to hold my bow up at any angle and be able to draw it back. My draw weight is usually 66-68lbs. |
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