whats your draw weight
05-07-2004, 01:27 PM
#32
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Northern Idaho's Panhandle
Posts: 4,436
RE: whats your draw weight
bird hunt dog,
I think the poundage we pull should be relative to what feels comfortable to us personally. We are human, and very different in body type and strength. My friend is 6 4 290lbs and built like a pro football player. He chooses to pull 90lbs because it feels good to him, a 70lb bow feels like a toy to him.
I personally like to create as much KE as I comfortably can for the big game I hunt out here in the west. ELk, Bear, Deer. Also my bow manufacture states that my bow preforms best when fully maxed out. I purposely bought my Samson to up the KE. These new bows (my bowtech) pulls really smoothly and easily even at the higher poundages. So why not if your comfortable with it..... increase flat shooting trajectory and KE? I feel it makes me a more efficient hunter, because my bow shoots flatter and harder and in no way do I notice a difference in that 1 shot I am gonna get to take on a LIVE animal. If I was a 3-D shooter and God bless em all, and shot over and over again, I may notice in regards to shooting stamina, but I am not an archer, just a bowhunter.
Shed
I think the poundage we pull should be relative to what feels comfortable to us personally. We are human, and very different in body type and strength. My friend is 6 4 290lbs and built like a pro football player. He chooses to pull 90lbs because it feels good to him, a 70lb bow feels like a toy to him.
I personally like to create as much KE as I comfortably can for the big game I hunt out here in the west. ELk, Bear, Deer. Also my bow manufacture states that my bow preforms best when fully maxed out. I purposely bought my Samson to up the KE. These new bows (my bowtech) pulls really smoothly and easily even at the higher poundages. So why not if your comfortable with it..... increase flat shooting trajectory and KE? I feel it makes me a more efficient hunter, because my bow shoots flatter and harder and in no way do I notice a difference in that 1 shot I am gonna get to take on a LIVE animal. If I was a 3-D shooter and God bless em all, and shot over and over again, I may notice in regards to shooting stamina, but I am not an archer, just a bowhunter.
Shed
05-07-2004, 01:35 PM
#33
Typical Buck
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Southwest Minnesota
Posts: 835
RE: whats your draw weight
Thats fair! I was just curious I here of to many people that think they have to shoot 90Lbs to be an effective bow hunter. And if your shooting that kind of poundage because thats where your comfortable thats great!
I also feel shooting faster with a lighter arrow is just as good as shooting slower with a heavyer one! Any thoughts?
I also feel shooting faster with a lighter arrow is just as good as shooting slower with a heavyer one! Any thoughts?
05-07-2004, 01:48 PM
#34
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Northern Idaho's Panhandle
Posts: 4,436
RE: whats your draw weight
Good Point Bird...
As for Idaho we have to shoot 400 grains minimum for hunting...., so we are forced to shoot a little more poundage.... and I agree...only if its comfortable!... to reach what some folks get shooting lighter and faster..
hehehe.... I gotta be honest...I like HVY and FAST !
equals flat and high KE. I think my bow-set up was at 89lbs of KE when I had it tested
Shed
As for Idaho we have to shoot 400 grains minimum for hunting...., so we are forced to shoot a little more poundage.... and I agree...only if its comfortable!... to reach what some folks get shooting lighter and faster..
hehehe.... I gotta be honest...I like HVY and FAST !
equals flat and high KE. I think my bow-set up was at 89lbs of KE when I had it tested Shed
.
05-08-2004, 06:13 AM
#37
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Albemarle, NC
Posts: 149
RE: whats your draw weight
60#'s here. I thought about upgrading my limbs to a 70# set but after installing a drop away rest, fletcher peep and taking everything off my string except for my string loop I'm getting 272fps with 5575 Gold Tip's at 396grs. I guess that's not too bad for 60# bow?