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Old 11-18-2003 | 06:50 PM
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Do you guys turn your bows down when it gets colder out? I shoot 60# and the other day I drew my bow back after settng in the stand about 4 hrs and it drew a little harder then usual. I turned it down to 55# and resighted in. The cold and not
shooting must be the reason it was harder harder to draw.


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Old 11-18-2003 | 07:33 PM
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i shot 70# all summer, im shooting 60# for hunting.
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Old 11-18-2003 | 07:37 PM
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Why would ya' ll back off on the poundage? I shoot 70 whether practicing or hunting. I try to keep practice as realistic as the hunt. I practice in the same clothes, form, and from different stances and positions as I would during a hunt. But thats just me.
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Old 11-18-2003 | 07:45 PM
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I keep mine set the same all year long. Haven' t had a problem.
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Old 11-20-2003 | 07:20 PM
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I' ve had the same problem. Twice this year I couldn' t pull my bow on a deer. One was a huge 14 pointer. For the last two seasons I shot almost 4000 shots at 70.5 lbs.

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Old 11-20-2003 | 08:10 PM
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I have had it maxed out at 60 for the last few years. But come to think about it, I have never drawn on a deer when it was cold. ummm. I will have to change that.
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Old 11-21-2003 | 06:02 AM
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I never change mine but then I try to keep practicing at least 1 or 2 times a week
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