Hunting Washington Forum
Big Game Hunting => Bow Hunting => Topic started by: Little Fish on December 29, 2009, 10:14:56 AM
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When I bought my bow I was recovering from a shoulder injury and had a hell of a time pulling back on a 70 lb bow. At 60 lbs I was okay so that's where my bow is set. Now that my shoulder has healed and I've had a few years to shoot what kind of performance gain will I get if I crank my bow up the 70 lbs. Is it enough that make it worth the effort? Any thoughts are appreciated.
LF
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I wouldnt mess with it if you have had shoulder problems. 60lbs will get the job done.
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+1.
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a 60lbs your bow will be fine to kill any animal around here that you will hunt, " with a well placed shot. the speed of your arrow will increase you will have a little less drop between 0-30 yards you will see a bigger diffrence in the arrow drop between your arrows at 40+. now let me say this were you have had a shoulder problem i would stick to what you are shooting now. i don't know what bow you are shooting, arrows, spine, weight so i can't be to acurate with my guess of fps or anything. the other thing to think about your arrows that you are shooting might not be spined for 70lbs so if you have to go to a stiffer spine you will gain some arrow weight. so my :twocents: is for you is to stck with what you got setup now.
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Thanks everyone. I think I will stick with what is working. I would hate to reinjure my shoulder and have to give up the bow!
LF
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you get the big picture lol, glad to hear it. better to shoot a 60 pound bow than not shoot a bow at all.
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I shoot 60 now and my next rig will be 50.
Even at 50 pounds, a compound is casting an arrow with more energy than an 80 pound recurve.
Body parts do wear out even if they aren't injured!
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depending on the bow and cams it may really respond to the added poundage most bows I've shot perform much better at max puondage. inless you have really light arrows your spin is probibly fine m :twocents:
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I started out hunting at 42 lbs. the first year I killed a book bear, 4pt Rosivelt bull and a mule deer. 60 big game animals later I'm still shooting 50 lbs and do fine. A cut on impact broadhead and a well tuned bow is key. Practice all year. ;)
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uncle ted only shoots a 50 pound bow. look at all the stuff he shoots on tv
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well placed shot, sharp cut on contact will be all that you need to worry about even with a 45lb bow i think oregon is only 40lbs min for deer if i remember right.
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I was recently watching a thing on the outdoor channel and some guys were discussing this topic. One guy brought up a good point that I think made sense. He said that when he is testing how much draw weight a guy should use, he has them sit in a chair with their feet off the ground. If they can't draw the bow back or really really struggle then its too much for them. I also agree with what was said above in that as long as you are accurate and have everything sharp, spinning right and ready to fly you will do just fine with 60 lbs.
