goldenarm

Thanks to everyone who answered ??on my past post it was very helpful.A new ??How do you figure approximately the poundage you are pulling.I have a Hoyt Gamemaster 45# at 28".I have a short draw and by no means are pulling the full 28".I'm shooting 2213's 28" 100grfeild pt,that comes to 165on the conograph and around 24-25 KE.After the world shoot I what to use it for deer hunting .going through running figures I what a little more speed and and KE.I know about the trade off between the two.I can buy heavier limbs and put them on or try to cut shafts and work with the pt weight.What /Which way does a person go ?If I get a new set of limbs would I get 55# to shoot 50#?? Some more info please,again thanks for your time.

mysticguido

45# @ 28" ... If you are pulling to 27" that would be 42#'s 26"= 39#'s and so on. You can also get a hand held scale and pull the bow and get the poundage, or Draw the bow and have a friend mark the arrow , do this 3 to 4 times...Then you can put it on a bow scale and have it pulled to the mark and you'll know what the poundage is..

LBR

With a 45@28, you will probably be looking at closer to 2# per inch instead of 3. That can vary with the bow though. My 60@28 longbow only gains 2.5# per inch, and lighter weigh models have gained around 2.

Personally, I like a heavier, slower arrow vs. a lighter, faster one. Speed doesn't kill, penetration does. Speed is only effective if the arrow maintains momentum. Lighter arrows loose momentum faster on impact.

If you shorten your shafts, you will have to go up in point weight to get good arrow flight. If you are pulling at least 40#, and that weight is legal in your state, I'd stick with it.

Chad

longbowman

Like LBR just said, it's the "HIT FORCE" that kills, not the speed. You would want to go with as heavy an arrow as you can get. In your case the arrow weight comes in around 400 Grains @ 165 FPS for the 24# K.E. If you went to a 500 Gr. arrow and got 150 fps out of your bow your hitting with around 33# of force and that's plenty for deer.

Arthur P

Take the marked draw weight of the bow, divide by 20, and that comes real close to telling you what you'll gain or lose per inch of draw length.