My hats off to you sir 74 and still
shooting the arrow.

I dislocated my shooting shoulder playing football, and im pulling just under 80lbs no problem.

60 lbs for me. Don't need anything higher.

I don't personally know anyone that has injured thier shoulder do to draw weight,but after a work mishap injured my shoulder last year I lowered my draw weight to 64# and thats where it will stay!
I do know alot of guys that would greatly improve thier shooting accuracy if they lowered there draw weight,IMO if you can't pull straight back your draw wt is to high.

First of all, I don't think it should ever happen, I think that's more of my father's generation sort of manliness.

Talked my dad into a 60lb peak bow when he was looking, he could pull 70 prob or at least 65, but he's only getting older and doesn't shoot often, and 60lbs is plenty for NA game...

Personally I'd work up to whatever weight I wanted to shoot. People have to remember sitting in a cold stand for 4 or 8hrs before getting a shot, they have to pull that bow back. I saw a guy on tv say you should draw your bow once every hour to kinda keep that shoulder/arm warmed up.

Either way draw what you can, if you're in decent shape and shoot often no reason you can't really be any age drawing any reasonable weight.

Agreed!!!!!
 

there have been days that I wondered "can I even get this string back?" Of course I try to be tagged out by then. maxed my bow at 60 lbs, then twisted the string for another 3. Thinking about dropping it 10 lbs. now. :birthday:

I will be 69 years old in September . My Parker Phoenix is set at 70# . I don't want to hurt my shoulder so I don't have it maxed out .