Question on maxed draw weight
 

I shoot a PSE Firestorm, which is rated up to 60# (atleast the model i have does) I have kinda short arms and am shooting 27" draw length. The guy, well..kid actually, at the archery shop said because im only pulling 27" length that i cant get my bow to 60#?? Is this true? He said that the limbs would be cranked too tight and they could crack. I need som EXPERT opinions on this. Thanks guys.

RE: Question on maxed draw weight
 

No, it isn't true.

Your bow maxes out at 60# and will max out at that weight no matter what the draw length.

RE: Question on maxed draw weight
 

Not necessarily true. How old is your PSE? I had an old school PSE Polaris Express that shared the same cams with that years Firestorm that changed peak weight depending on draw length adjustments because of preloading limbs more to get certain cable position on the cams. This was the old school method of adjusting draw length by putting the cable in different slots on the cam.

With Sonic and Muzzy heads though, who cares? It is still plenty to kill any deer out there. It's way more important to have the correct draw length than it is to have an extra 5lbs.

RE: Question on maxed draw weight
 

I understand that its plenty to kill a deer, and ive proven that over and over with it. The bow is probably about 4 years old. It has the Lightning Cam if that makes any difference.

RE: Question on maxed draw weight
 

[quote]ORIGINAL: Washington Hunter

No, it isn't true.

Your bow maxes out at 60# and will max out at that weight no matter what the draw length.
[/quote ] Yeah what he said!

RE: Question on maxed draw weight
 

I think the kid at the store is confusing recurves with compounds. You are, however, going to suffer about 10 fps for each inch of shortened draw length - even though the draw weight stays the same.

RE: Question on maxed draw weight
 

Some older PSE bows would not hit max weight if you adjusted the draw length down, but on the plus side if you made them longer they would go over max weight. These were the synergy and the hatchet style that had the different groves in themor the moveable post to adjust draw length. The newer cams have modules and will max out at what they say. With out seeing the cams I could not tell you if it would or not max out. You can alwas just crank down the limbs and see. You can also contact PSEs tech line and find out.

RE: Question on maxed draw weight
 

To be honest, speed is very overrated in my opinion and its by far my least concern. Im satisfied with the draw weight i have, but i was just wondering if he knew what he was talking about.

RE: Question on maxed draw weight
 

I agree. The gains in trajectory that come with a little more speed (or a little less arrow weight) aren't very significant.

RE: Question on maxed draw weight
 

He is telling you it won't hit max draw weight, or you can't bottom out the limbs?

It is common for some bows not to hit the max advertised draw weight when changing the draw length. It depends on the design. You should be able to bottom out the limbs though without damaging the bow. And with a few tweaks you should be able to hit max draw weight as well. If something like this would cause the limbs to crack I wouldn't get that bow because it is a POS bow. Or the kid doesn't know what he talking about.

Then again they don't call them Pull Shoot Explode for nothing;)

Paul

RE: Question on maxed draw weight
 

Well i talked to a guy at a different shop and he said no matter what draw length im pulling i should still be able to reach the max weight, which is 60#.

RE: Question on maxed draw weight
 

I cant tell if your serious or not. Because i usually get crap for saying speed is overrated in my opinion.

RE: Question on maxed draw weight
 

You should be able to as long as you have a bow that doesn't change poundage with changes in draw length.

If you're not getting 60 pounds then check your axle to axle length and brace height. If axle to axle length is longer than spec, or if the brace height is lower than spec, or both, your string and/or cables have elongated and need to be adjusted. Or replaced.

RE: Question on maxed draw weight
 

Yes, If you can't get to peak weight you probably need to put the bow in spec. The cables need a few twists and Ato A and brace set.

RE: Question on maxed draw weight
 

I'm no speed freak either. I actually went up in arrow weight recently, trading a little trajectory for a little more penetration and a quieter bow.

RE: Question on maxed draw weight
 

Im with you. Id trade speed for penetration and quieter bow any day. That, in my opinion, is whats important.