I shoot 70 lbs right now but if I can't take 50 shots with a bow at a certain weight and still hold a tight pattern then it is set too high. I know you don't take that many shots in a stand but it feels like it when it's cold out, your muscles are tight and you have to draw slower then normal.

I shoot 55#.

I'm not an ox, but I could, and have shot more weight.
I backed off because I found out the hard way that drawing can be much more difficult when you're cold and stiff from sitting in your stand for hours. I got busted by a doe because I took to long to draw. I could barely pull the thing.

I shot 60-62 just fine in practice under ideal conditions, but in the field, things can be different.

Here is a quick test sit on the ground, put your legs together(straight out) and draw your bow. Very important to have a target to aim at and nocked arrow, if you don't struggle to pull the weight you are good to go. This is a tough exercise but one that uses the muscle group to draw a bow with minimal movement, the stuff required when drawing while hunting. I agree with the others your comfort range is the best to determine what weight you set your bow at, if you can't pull/hold comfortably 70 lbs than don't.

FYI, bows perform best at close to peak wieght, so if you are only going to pull 60 lbs your are much better off buying a 60lbs limb vs a 70lbs, this is not to say one can't increase their draw weight with conditioning of the muscles.(if you plan to only shoot 60lbs than be realistic and buy the right limb for your application.)

i am comfy with 65lbs

i shoot a 70# lx and am comfortable there.

i feel there is WAY too much empasis placed on poundage that people shoot. i shoot a 70# lx b/c i like the fact that if i am off by a little, it may not be as big of a deal. i am also 17 years old, a football player, and i lift year round. so, that is a big deal too. when i get older and fatter, and weaker i will probably back it down some, but for now, i shoot that 70# 29 1/2" draw length bow at 300 FPS and i love it.

73 lbs here. The method skeeter 7MM posted is an excellent indicator of what you can pull but I would like to add something.......put on the clothes you plan to hunt in. I use the most clothes I expect to bowhunt in(coat, long johns, etc.) when I am doing this test.

My bow is maxed at 62# and I like just like that ,I don't have a problem with 70# but I've been cold and found out just how hard it really get's to draw that at 70# this is why I stay at 62#

nubo

and nubo shoots at moose with that!!! i have seen photgraphic evidence. nice moose nubo!!

i shoot 65

62# draw weight works for me also!