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How much is too much draw weight?
« on: July 31, 2012, 07:33:56 PM »
I was curious to see what other people thought on what might be too much draw weight. How many times would you say that you should be able to shoot in a row without taking a break?

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Re: How much is too much draw weight?
« Reply #1 on: July 31, 2012, 07:36:33 PM »
to me its not how many times you can draw, but how long you can hold it back. 3 times more you will have to hold long then draw repeatedly... my goal is 3-5 minutes with out shaking. if I cant hit atleast 3 I back it off, over 5 I messed up and drawed to early...

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Re: How much is too much draw weight?
« Reply #2 on: July 31, 2012, 07:39:22 PM »
Get your self cold then sit in the most uncomfortable position you can and draw it smooth and quick.
If you fail, its too high.
I'm not sure.

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Re: How much is too much draw weight?
« Reply #3 on: July 31, 2012, 07:45:22 PM »
to me its not how many times you can draw, but how long you can hold it back. 3 times more you will have to hold long then draw repeatedly... my goal is 3-5 minutes with out shaking. if I cant hit atleast 3 I back it off, over 5 I messed up and drawed to early...

I guess I never really thought about seeing how long I could hold my draw and then following up with a few shots, will now have to try this. I usually shoot about 24-30 arrows while drawing back for 10-20 seconds each arrow before releasing.

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Re: How much is too much draw weight?
« Reply #4 on: July 31, 2012, 07:48:08 PM »
I didn't either till my first year bow hunting, had a buck hang up on me behind a tree at 15 yards, didn't wanna ride it forward and not have another chance to draw but by the time he walked out I was shaking to bad to take a shot  :dunno: after that it turned into how long can I keep it back, and it has worked well for me so far if they hang up I have a good while I can wait them out for  :tup:

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Re: How much is too much draw weight?
« Reply #5 on: July 31, 2012, 07:53:42 PM »
My max draw, which I can only hold steady for about 18-20 minutes, is about 120 pounds.

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Re: How much is too much draw weight?
« Reply #6 on: July 31, 2012, 07:55:23 PM »
damn dan-o what let off is you bow?  :chuckle: :chuckle:

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Re: How much is too much draw weight?
« Reply #7 on: July 31, 2012, 07:57:58 PM »
damn dan-o what let off is you bow?  :chuckle: :chuckle:

I try to keep it challenging,so I actually shoot a 200% let-on bow.
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Re: How much is too much draw weight?
« Reply #8 on: July 31, 2012, 08:02:04 PM »
your my hero  :tup: and here with my 70lb bow at 85% let off I'm only holding back 10.5 lbs for 4 mins... :chuckle:

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Re: How much is too much draw weight?
« Reply #9 on: July 31, 2012, 08:06:27 PM »
your my hero  :tup: and here with my 70lb bow at 85% let off I'm only holding back 10.5 lbs for 4 mins... :chuckle:

I hate to be serious fora moment, but isn't there some max let off percentage, or didn't there used to be?   I'm thinking 50%, but that could have been Utah, or I could have had a bad dream......     :dunno:

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Re: How much is too much draw weight?
« Reply #10 on: July 31, 2012, 08:07:01 PM »
I've seen Shannon Alwine kill too many large animals of all types shooting 46lbs so, I stopped caring how much I draw.  What Luckyman and Sebek said both apply.  Combine the two techniques by sitting on a steep slope on a hard cold rock in 25 degree weather with a breeze and hold your draw for 3-5 minutes and feel the humble sweep over you

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Re: How much is too much draw weight?
« Reply #11 on: July 31, 2012, 08:13:41 PM »
quote author=Dan-o link=topic=102235.msg1330438#msg1330438 date=1343790387]
your my hero  :tup: and here with my 70lb bow at 85% let off I'm only holding back 10.5 lbs for 4 mins... :chuckle:

I hate to be serious fora moment, but isn't there some max let off percentage, or didn't there used to be?   I'm thinking 50%, but that could have been Utah, or I could have had a bad dream......     :dunno:


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think they used to but it's not in the regs any more, also most of the new bows out are 75-85% so  :dunno:

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Re: How much is too much draw weight?
« Reply #12 on: August 01, 2012, 05:23:36 AM »
Loaded question. There's a lot to the equation. How long can you hold, how fast is your bow, how heavy are your arrows, how long is your draw, shot placement, ect.

That said my wimpy 60lb bow blew threw both sides of my bull and stuck in the dirt last year.
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Re: How much is too much draw weight?
« Reply #13 on: August 01, 2012, 06:40:40 AM »
I wish I knew more about bows, but mine is set at 60 lbs. It's easy to hold at full draw for a couple minutes.
I couldn't care less about what anybody says..............

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Re: How much is too much draw weight?
« Reply #14 on: August 01, 2012, 06:55:44 AM »
The maximum legal let off was 65% a couple years ago.

Now there is no limit.

 


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