RE: Too much draw weight?
 

The guy that started this thread stated that he can pull his 80lb bow for a few hours while practice shooting so we know that is not an issue, he may run into issues in cold weather so that I can see. For those of you who say weight lifting has nothing to do with pulling a bow I ask you this- how are you basing this assessment??? I can walk into my local archery shop and pull back their old 90lb bow without a release and not struggle and never have had a problem in any temperature with a 70-lb.

The whole point of this thread was a guy asking if there would be a problem or anything wrong with him shooting an 80 something pound bow right? Many have said cold weather could be an issue, great point. Nobody has challenged his arrow selection to make sure he has enough spine, instead we continue to debate if weight lifting has anything to do with shooting a bow. I guarantee weightlifting helps with pulling back a bow, anyone doing back workouts once a week in the gym has an advantage over people that are not working out.

RE: Too much draw weight?
 

Unless you are hunting something that might eat you if you don't kill it, then you have more than enough weight!

To see if its to much for you, sit on the ground, put your legs out infront of you, hold up the bow and draw it, if you can do this without grunts/growns and sky drawing, then its not to much weight for you.

One other POSSIBLE consideration, is the abuse your are putting on your shoulder and elbow, that's a lot of weight to subject those joints to, over time if you don't keep the muscles supporting them in top shape, it can wear on the joints.

Is it to much? Only you can decide.

RE: Too much draw weight?
 

For years I shot 80-90lb bows.I shoot 60lbs now and my shoulder is messed up pretty good.I know afew others that will say the same thing.Just because you can doesnt mean you should IMO.With the bows today you dont have to shoot heavy poundage to get speed and KE. Save your shoulder and get more years in of pain free shooting.

RE: Too much draw weight?
 

The original poster has no issues mentioned about his muscular health or longevity. He seems to think that shooting 82lbs could cause an issue with the shot itself. From his description of himself I wouldn't question his ability, weightlifter or not based on his ability to shoot a few hours. If one stays in shape and is well conditioned why should one SETTLE for a lighter pull bow? Kinetic energy and speeds of today's bows are great but some of us want to shoot an arrow that has some meat to it, not a 300-350gr. dart. I have witnessed firsthand what happens when someone shooting light arrows at 60lbs can do on a 300-350lb deer if you hit a shoulder. I have also witnessed 50lb bows blowing right through on a clean double lung.
I hunted an entire season two years ago with a fractured elbow against doctors orders. I climbed the trees and pulled on a few and shot a decent Buck. I have torn my right shoulder twice while weight lifting but I still have no issues pulling 70lbs on 0 degree days, should I go get a 60lb bow now because I am approaching 40 in a few years? My father still shoots a 70lb bow and has shot 90lb in the past, should I call him and tell him it's time to hang up that bow or turn it down to a poundage less than his age because three decades of hunting have givin him enough wear and tear?
Why has this turned into a pissing contest over the proper pull weight instead of a thread that others could reach out and make sure the poster is shooting the right arrows, etc. for his setup? If you all haven't noticed it appears he quit posting on the subject when all the Personal Trainers in here lashed out about weighlifting and ignorance of people associating it with bowhunting.

RE: Too much draw weight?
 

I always have believed if you could sit down on the ground with your legs spread out in front of you at about45 degreesand then draw your bow straight back to an anchorwhile it's pointed between your legs(not off to the side) you can pull it anytime in any weather. No raising it to the sky to accomplish the draw, just a smooth pull to anchor.

RE: Too much draw weight?
 

well no your buddys are just jelous they cant pull that much

RE: Too much draw weight?
 

Thisis exactly how it was explained to me when i first started hunting with a bow and it has served me well for 20 years! Imagine trying to go through these shenanigans while trying to draw on a wily old buck or doe!

RE: Too much draw weight?
 

Anthony Clark, world record bench press, 835 lbs, watched him struggle to get Dan Fitzgerald's 100 lb bow just half way back. He couldn't come to full draw. Im a former powerlifter turned bodybuilder turne lazy bum, my max bench was 380 lbs at a body weight of 180 lbs, I probably would struggle with an 80 lb bow. It's all in technique.