What's that rule?
02-20-2008, 05:57 PM
#1
Nontypical Buck
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Milwaukee WI
Posts: 1,161
What's that rule?
...to determine what poundage you should be shooting?
If you can sit on the floor cross-legged and hold your bow straight out in front of you (not to the side or pointed up in the air) and draw it back slowly andsmoothly without strain or shaking then the poundage is correct. Correct?
If you can sit on the floor cross-legged and hold your bow straight out in front of you (not to the side or pointed up in the air) and draw it back slowly andsmoothly without strain or shaking then the poundage is correct. Correct?
02-20-2008, 06:25 PM
#4
Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location:
Posts: 3,465
RE: What's that rule?
I personally lock my knees onto monkeybars, hang upside down with full gear on, and try to pull my bow back left handed. If and when i pass this test, I know I'm not overbowed.
EDIT: forgot it must be in subzero temps.
EDIT: forgot it must be in subzero temps.
02-20-2008, 06:43 PM
#6
Nontypical Buck
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Milwaukee WI
Posts: 1,161
RE: What's that rule?
Another one is to get in your stand at 4:00AM with the temp at 14 degrees and sit there until you see a buck at 8:15.....and see if you can pull it off.
Reason I ask guys, is 'cause I wanna make sure I'm regurgitating it right when I ask a certain cockyish Drenalin owner I know to do it. He's one of those guys always runnin' his mouth about poundage but I see him skying his bow on every shot. I could break 75lbs back too if I did that but it doesn't mean it's where I should be hunting at. And I could just tell him that but he's one of them "I'm rubber you're glue" kinda guys. He wont pass on a demonstration though.
02-20-2008, 06:45 PM
#7
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Minnesota
Posts: 4,911
RE: What's that rule?
ORIGINAL: TEmbry
I personally lock my knees onto monkeybars, hang upside down with full gear on, and try to pull my bow back left handed. If and when i pass this test, I know I'm not overbowed.
EDIT: forgot it must be in subzero temps.
I personally lock my knees onto monkeybars, hang upside down with full gear on, and try to pull my bow back left handed. If and when i pass this test, I know I'm not overbowed.
EDIT: forgot it must be in subzero temps.
02-20-2008, 06:57 PM
#8
Dominant Buck
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location:
Posts: 21,043
RE: What's that rule?
I tried that one once this year and it resulted in a 10pt.
He came calling that morning at 8:15I've seen video of some guys on here shooting....and they do the sky thing, too. Hard sell.....this shooting lower #-age thing. People either think you'r einsulting their manhood.....or the other guys shooting th elower #-age think you're one o f the guys who MUST be overbowed if you're shooting over 60.
Newsflash......there are MANY, MANY people who shoot higher poundage bows that handle them JUST FINE
02-20-2008, 06:59 PM
#9
Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location:
Posts: 3,465
RE: What's that rule?
ORIGINAL: GMMAT
Check the buck on YOUR left in my avatar He came calling that morning at 8:15
I've seen video of some guys on here shooting....and they do the sky thing, too. Hard sell.....this shooting lower #-age thing. People either think you'r einsulting their manhood.....or the other guys shooting th elower #-age think you're one o f the guys who MUST be overbowed if you're shooting over 60.
Newsflash......there are MANY, MANY people who shoot higher poundage bows that handle them JUST FINE
I tried that one once this year and it resulted in a 10pt.
He came calling that morning at 8:15I've seen video of some guys on here shooting....and they do the sky thing, too. Hard sell.....this shooting lower #-age thing. People either think you'r einsulting their manhood.....or the other guys shooting th elower #-age think you're one o f the guys who MUST be overbowed if you're shooting over 60.
Newsflash......there are MANY, MANY people who shoot higher poundage bows that handle them JUST FINE
[8D]