let off.....................?
 

hello fellow archer people....as my handle states, i am very very new to archery and bowhunting....
i have millions of questions but we will take it one at a time...my first bow ... PSE nova , 28 inch draw 65 lbs..what does it mean when it says on the spec sheet ..eff. let off = 55% and actual let off = 60%
.............also ........ cbl/str 50/51.00 ... are those lengths......all advice welcomed and appreciated...[&:].

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Welcome to the forums! The letoff is the percentage you hold back at full draw.

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percentage you hold back at full draw. .....what does that mean...............i am that green.....sorry.

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When you draw back all the way, letoff takes effect. Letoff is best described as a decrease in the weight you hold. When you draw all of the way back you will notice that you are holding less weight. This is letoff. If you have 80% letoff you will hold less weight than a bow with 50% letoff. A 100 pound bow with 80% letoff will mean you will hold back 20 pounds at full draw. A 50% letoff bow at 100 pounds will mean you hold back 50 lbs.

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zak is correct. When the cams roll over, after they load the limbs with their peak weight, they break over and the weight drops. 65% letoff means you are holding 35% of the peak weight.

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You say that like it is a shock!:D

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Not to pick on you Zak, but you should have said the percentage you are not holding at fulldraw. ;) Not to often I get to pick on someone about their english.:D

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Uh.....well...uh..first time for everything??? LOL.......[8D][8D][&:]

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thank you all ..........i now understand ya'll will be seeing alot of me and my questions........again thanks