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New Bowhuter Questions
Question:
It becomes a matter of who controls the bow, I always suggest that you start off on the light side of the peak weight range and work up. I have had big guys in the shop that could draw the house across the road, but that is not the type of strength you want, you want the archer to be able to control the shot and not just draw and snap shoot. New archers pick up bad habits when they set the bow un to high to start with. — Signed Bill from SOB (Sweet Old Bill’s) archery Visit the rec.hunting and rec.hunting.dogs FAQ Home Page at: http://sportsmansweb.com/hunting/
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I think you are on the right track since I agree that bows "usually" shoot best toward their upper weight range. The point to keep in mind on a tree stand is minimum movement ! You need to be able to point the bow at the deer and draw strait back with little excess movement no matter the angle. If a deer walks back like you will have to a "your" max pull weight. Test out the max pull at all angles… if it’s comfortable go for it. One thing to keep in mind though is that in tuning the bow to the arrow, in flight wobble of the arrow can often be cured with slight changes up or down in draw weight. Draw weight has an effect on tuning to the arrow spine. If you start at full peak weight you will not have this tuning option upwards. Visit the rec.hunting and rec.hunting.dogs FAQ Home Page at: http://sportsmansweb.com/hunting/
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I’m a new bowhunter/archer. I have purchased a entry level Golden Eagle compound bow. It is rated at 55-70 lbs initial pull with a 75% letoff. My question is this; is there a reason that I wouldn’t want to max out the initial pull on my bow before I attempt to tune it. I assume that a flatter trajectory is desireable. Strength is not an issue. Thank you in advance for your advice. Stan *** Posted from RemarQ – http://www.remarq.com – Discussions Start Here ™ *** Visit the rec.hunting and rec.hunting.dogs FAQ Home Page at: http://sportsmansweb.com/hunting/
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> I’m a new bowhunter/archer. I have purchased a entry level Golden Eagle > compound bow. It is rated at 55-70 lbs initial pull with a 75% letoff. My > question is this; is there a reason that I wouldn’t want to max out the > initial pull on my bow before I attempt to tune it. I assume that a flatter > trajectory is desireable. Strength is not an issue. Thank you in advance > for your advice. > Stan
–snip– Howdy! Here is my opinion. Max out the bow. Shoot 20 arrows. Do this for 5 days. I think you’ll know if the poundage is correct at the end of the 5th day. If either your shoulder or elbow is hurting you need to drop the draw weight. Thank you Don Abernathey Visit the rec.hunting and rec.hunting.dogs FAQ Home Page at: http://sportsmansweb.com/hunting/
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Don, I read and enjoy your posts on this newsgroup and the archery groups but I must disagree with you here. He specifically states that he is a new bowhunter. He also says that strength is not an issue. I suspect he is a strapping fellow that won’t have a problem with a 70 lb bow. He probably won’t, but it will take more than 5 days for him to develop proper archery muscles regardless of his current physical prowess. I shoot very heavy bows (84 and 89lb) but did not start at that weight. I would suggest that he start at 550 or 60 lbs and shoot until he can hit the bullseye. Once his form and muscles develop, start cranking up the weight. It should take him a few months to develop proper skills. I’ve found that all my compound bows shoot best at max poundage (Martin and High Country). They get a bit noisier but they are more accurate with the limbs bottomed out (minus tiller adjustment) and the extra oomph is worth the effort for open country. YMMV John Grove — I don’t play well with others, it seems others have a problem with losing! Visit the rec.hunting and rec.hunting.dogs FAQ Home Page at: http://sportsmansweb.com/hunting/
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go ahead and max her out, It is better to shoot a bow near its designed peak weight inother words she was made to shoot at peak poundages – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> I’m a new bowhunter/archer. I have purchased a entry level Golden Eagle > compound bow. It is rated at 55-70 lbs initial pull with a 75% letoff. My > question is this; is there a reason that I wouldn’t want to max out the > initial pull on my bow before I attempt to tune it. I assume that a flatter > trajectory is desireable. Strength is not an issue. Thank you in advance > for your advice. > Stan > –snip– > Howdy! > Here is my opinion. Max out the bow. Shoot 20 arrows. Do this for 5 > days. I think you’ll know if the poundage is correct at the end of the > 5th day. If either your shoulder or elbow is hurting you need to drop > the draw weight. > Thank you > Don Abernathey
> Visit the rec.hunting and rec.hunting.dogs FAQ Home Page at: > http://sportsmansweb.com/hunting/
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> Don, > I read and enjoy your posts on this newsgroup and the archery groups but I > must disagree with you here. He specifically states that he is a new > bowhunter. He also says that strength is not an issue. I suspect he is a > strapping fellow that won’t have a problem with a 70 lb bow. He probably > won’t, but it will take more than 5 days for him to develop proper archery > muscles regardless of his current physical prowess.
Howdy! You’re probably right. I assumed that since he said "new" and "strength isn’t an issue" that he based that on drawing the bow at the shop. I started that way too. I can easily draw an 80lb bow 5 or 6 times, but you and I both know that there is a huge difference between that and hunting conditions. I kept my first compound maxed out (85lbs) for a couple weeks and dropped it after shooting was no longer fun. Thank you Don Abernathey Visit the rec.hunting and rec.hunting.dogs FAQ Home Page at: http://sportsmansweb.com/hunting/