whats your draw weight
 

i was just wondering what your draw weight is. mine is about 52 and im getting it put up to 60 sometime this summer. i dont think it will make a huge difference, but i was just wondering what everybody else is shooting.

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70 lbs

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Right now I'm set on about 72 pounds. That's as high as my bow can go. I don't think it makes a whole lot of difference.

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58

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60, but I'll be purchasing 70lb limbs before elk season.

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47 is about all I can pull, if I lay off a little while, I have to grunt to do that!

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Maxed out at 73 lbs. Wouldnt mind trying a 80 lbs VFT Sampson.

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63 lbs

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I'm at 70 for bear hunt in two weeks. I only shot 58lbs for deer. Its more important to get the accuracy of the less weight then the extra fps.

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40#

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64lbs

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Mine are usually around 60lbs for 3D during the summer. For hunting I dig out the bow set at 53/54lbs.

Buckstruck, what do ya mean you're gonna have it "put" to 60lbs. Who's doing it? Do it yourself and in stages. Try about 1/2 turn on the limbs each week. That's about 1 1/2lbs on most bows. It gives your muscles time adjust to the new weight and build up to handle it. It's a whole lot easier than just adding 8 lbs all at once.

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I usually start the spring practice shooting at about 55 pnds but when hunting season comes around I bottom it out at 62#.

nubo

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70#

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75 lbs. with my Hoyt @ 65% letoff
85 lbs. with my Jennings @ 75% letoff

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Between 65 and 72 pounds depending on the bow.

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60 but I am working more with it and want to increase up to about 65 by fall.

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65-70 Compound

56 longbow

48 recurve

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70#'s

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65-70 Hunting- Beman ICS Hunter(I won these or I would be shooting Eastons)
52-55 Outdoor target-Easton A/C Navigators
50 Indoor target-Easton X7 2512

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71 lbs

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I have mine set at 55..

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Maxed at 67 pds.:D

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Around 75 lbs !

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Bowtech Samson VFT. 81lbs

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55# hard cam 210 fps

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74 lbs for tournaments & 60 lbs for hunting - compound
50 lbs - recurve

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I'm not trying to be a smart aleck, but what do some of you guys hunt that you need to shoot 75-80LBS?

With my old Bear Whitetail 2 sooting 95 grian muzzys I never had and arrow stop in a deer they all went right through! One even put a hole in the shoulder blade broke two ribs and still fell out the bottom as she ran away! I was only shooting 60 Lbs!


I can't imageing a deer slowing my Magna Tec down much! The only reason I shot 70 LBS last year was thats were my arrows tune the best!

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I mainly keep my compound bow set at 70 pounds because that is the max. I keep my hunting setup the same all year, and I only practice at distances with fixed bladed broadheads.

With this setup I'd expect to take an elk at 40 yards, whitetail at 30 yards.

When I'm flinging field points at targets, I usually use my longbow (54 pounds) because I'm really not into changing or adjusting my hunting setup on the compound.

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Dead on 70#. I have also wondered why with todays equipment why someone would nees 75-85 lbs.

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Maxed out at 67 lbs.

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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

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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?

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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 ! :D equals flat and high KE. I think my bow-set up was at 89lbs of KE when I had it tested

Shed

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Cool![8D]
I was not aware that some states had a grain requirement.
I've been shelterd and haven't hunted anywere but here[&o]
Doesn't anyone want to take me huntin:(

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Bird dog hunt- If your shooting Bemans you are shooting an Easton product, just a better one;).

64# maxed out .

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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?

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70 lbs even on my new Outback

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70 lbs.

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mines 55