RE: regret going to 70lbs?
 

For a deer hunter there's no reason to shoot more than 60 lbs., and probably a lot of reasons to shoot less. However, up here the critters are a bit bigger and tougher, so that extra 10 lbs. of draw force really comes in handy. I wouldn't consider shooting less than 70 up here since I hunt brown bear and mountain goat quite often.

RE: regret going to 70lbs?
 

Not directed at anyboby, but I like the 70# if it is comfortable for you as the arrows are flying much more quickly out off my bow and I use the same pinfor 10-25 yds. My 30 and 40 yd pin is stacked on top of each other. It is a lot less critical on judging the range of your shot with a higher poundage bow. When I first started turning up my bow it was hard to pull back. I damn near went with a 70-80# with my new bow but thought that at 44 years old why do that. I can tell you this though; 70#'s now feels like 60# did a year ago.

RE: regret going to 70lbs?
 

If you are shooting 70lbs purely for more speed why not go with a lighter arrow instead? The only reason I go with 70 is to get more holding weight at full draw in situations where I am not shooting multiple arrows back to back like spots and FITA.

RE: regret going to 70lbs?
 

Soil if you do any hunting ,you would find out that the xtra wieght would kill you in cold weather. I learned the hard way! Rich K.

RE: regret going to 70lbs?
 

Heavier arrows shoot quieter out of my bow. My old Xtec was set at 63#'s and I shot a Beeman ICS 400. If I shoot those same arrows out of my Trykon they shoot good but they are not as quiet as my Carbon Express Maxima 350's. I was told to shoot 350's with this 70# setup as 400's are too light of spine and it is slightly dry firing my bow with a 400. Is this correct? I have a 28'' draw and shoot a 29'' arrow.

RE: regret going to 70lbs?
 

ICS 400 hunters should be heavier if given the same components and length as a maxima 350........

RE: regret going to 70lbs?
 

Last night I was shooting these back to back out of my quiver as I hadn't taken my broadheads off of my maximas from turkey hunting and I have lots of 400's so I would shoot one 400 and than a 350 and the 350 was much quieter. I thought that the smaller the number on an arrow the heavier the spine weight. Any way, the 400's create more noise than the 350's do upon release from my bow.

RE: regret going to 70lbs?
 

I did a bit of experimenting when I bought my Mathews Ultra II a few years ago. I am shooting a 27" draw (I thought 28" but rechecked) at 64# and shoot 274 fps. At 60# it shot 270 fps. At 70# it shot 280 fps. So, it is about 1 fps per pound on that bow. I decided to stay at 64# because it is easy for me to draw and that is just where it sort of ended up. For 6 fps I am not going to go to 70#. There is just no significant difference there to make itworth worrying about drawing in cold weather when I am allbundled up. Shoulders take a long time to heal when injured, so don't stress yourself for literally a few fps. Just MO.

RE: regret going to 70lbs?
 

Just ordered my Allegiance last Monday...Dave the Archery tech at Chuck's in Warner Robins GA tested two Allegiances, one maxed out right at a 60# and the other a 70# bow, turn down to 60#, the speed difference was 12fps with the 70# limbs being the faster of the two, that my friends goes against everything I’ve read on this topic...I was there to special order the 70# bow anyway and only shot the 70#, so I was happy to see this outcome... i can always back mine down to 65# which is what i plan on shooting anyway...it's going to be a 28.5 DL in Max-4 camo...I can't wait...will post pics once it comes in and I have set it up with the Mantis V-drive pendulum and the TT rest that I have already purchased for it.






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RE: regret going to 70lbs?
 

Until recently, all my bows were 70lb draw weight.
Have a new 50lb Bowman Spot bow and love it.
Shoot more accurate and much longer with the lighter weight.
From now on, my bows will not be over 60lb draw weight whether for 3-D or hunting.
Don't want to take the chance of a shoulder injury down the road.
Read where a lot of guys have shoulder problems in the last year and it has made me paranoid.
With todays carbon arrows, 70lbs is not needed, jmo.
But I do benefit from a 31" DL like Frank so it's not that much of a sacrifice going down to 60lb draw weight. ;)


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