Can You Loosen
 

Can you loosen a bow's limbs too much? For instance, on my Mathews Legacy that is said to be 60 lbs. to 70 lbs., is there an automatic stop which avoids you loosening the limbs to less than 60 lbs. or is there a minimum as to how much you can loosen it? I have thought about how nasty it would be to loosen the limbs to the point that the darned things just snapped off! [8D]
It makes sense that you can only tighten the limbs so far, since they'll eventually be so tight that they can't be cranked down any more. But do I have to worry about lightening my bow's poundage too much?

RE: Can You Loosen
 

Mathews recommeneds you only loosen the limbs 5 turns from the peak draw weight. so, you can go down to 55 lbs on your 70 lb bow as each turn is 3 lbs. thats straight from the 2004 owners manual.

slayer

RE: Can You Loosen
 

Right now, I'm two turns down from max. I figured I was safe, but just didn't want to over do it. :eek:

RE: Can You Loosen
 

There is a limit for sure. There is no kind of a stop, you need to know what the specs are for your make and model of bow. If you back the threads out so far that there is not enough to hold on at full draw it's going to hurt, BAD when they let loose. Not to mention it will most likley ruin your risor from the bolts stripping the holes out.

Most bows are around 4 or five turns from the bottomed out position. My bowtech however is only 2 1/2 turns. Had I not read that in the manual I would have lost the limbs trying to turn the weight down.

Paul

RE: Can You Loosen
 

Good thing that I asked then, because I bought this bow used and did not get a user's manual with it. Thanks for the info. Two complete turns from the maximum feels good, which is where I'm going to keep it until I get my strength up.
Thanks.

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I think most people are better off not knowing what there draw weight or draw length is. It just gives you a complex is all. Makes you start doubting yourself. You should just set the bow up the way it feels good and go with it. The only reason to know draw weight and length are to get the proper arrows for the bow.

You are going about it the correct way, kudo's to you.

Paul