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Offline Rainier10

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Re: Does anyone share a bow with their wife?
« Reply #15 on: February 01, 2017, 01:31:25 PM »
I have used my wife's bow before to prove that it groups just fine.  A little odd with her shorter draw length but I could still get the arrows to group.

I have shared my bow with friends two different times who had bow failures on different hunting trips.
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Re: Does anyone share a bow with their wife?
« Reply #16 on: February 01, 2017, 03:22:01 PM »
No sharing here.  I've got my 8 bows, she has her 3.  Besides, she shoots lefty and I'm righty  :chuckle:  Don't think it would work too well.

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Re: Does anyone share a bow with their wife?
« Reply #17 on: February 01, 2017, 05:04:18 PM »
I don't share my wife with nobody!! :chuckle:

As far as you know  :chuckle:

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Re: Does anyone share a bow with their wife?
« Reply #18 on: February 01, 2017, 05:10:06 PM »
P-Man....

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Re: Does anyone share a bow with their wife?
« Reply #19 on: February 13, 2017, 07:29:27 AM »
to me that would be like sharing a tooth brush, No way!

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Re: Does anyone share a bow with their wife?
« Reply #20 on: February 14, 2017, 04:34:06 PM »
You'll be adjusting and tuning your bow twice as frequent or more. Due to the fact you'll have to change draw length and your weight draw whenever switching between you two. It'll be easier in long run just to get 2.

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Re: Does anyone share a bow with their wife?
« Reply #21 on: February 14, 2017, 05:04:53 PM »
How close are your draw lengths? You said you both are pretty close, but I think unless about a quarter inch, it probably would not work out.  How much weight do you both pull, and prospectively if both getting into it, how much weight do you think you both can jointly work up to? It's not IMPOSSIBLE, but improbable since there are a lot of shooter-specific tuning parts with a compound.

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Re: Does anyone share a bow with their wife?
« Reply #22 on: February 14, 2017, 05:07:10 PM »
You can have the exact same draw length, shoot the same arrows, have the same peep height and anchor point...and it would be very rare for the two of you to shoot the same. 

Women tend to use their back at anchor more than men, they have unique issues with string contact in the chest region, they have different facial features that can effect string pressures  and most women get their hand into the grip a bit more than a man does.  This all effects the shot.

I do shoot the wife's bow often.  It's quite a bit of fun!  And I have killed a few animals with her bows.  But I can neither set her sights nor shoot spots with her sight settings.  If I want to shoot it well I have to shoot it instinctively ignoring the sight and the peep.

Personally I'd rather see you buy two properly fitting bows in the modern economy class than see you try and make one high end bow work for you both.  Todays economy bows like Bear's "Wild & Prowess" or PSE's "Stinger X & Brute Force Lite" are actually really good shooting bows.  And much easier to shoot well than most of the $1,000 bows on the market today. 

IMO - Get her what she needs to shoot well and enjoy the experience of husband/wife shoots.  She will appreciate it more, have more fun and likely take to the sport with more enthusiasm.
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