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re: Bow Draw weight
Posted on 10/6/15 at 8:57 pm to smoked hog
Posted on 10/6/15 at 8:57 pm to smoked hog
i shoot 72# i have a short draw length so i wanted some speed. Hoyt Nirtum Turbo
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Posted on 10/6/15 at 9:42 pm to smoked hog
64# Gets the job done!
Posted on 10/6/15 at 10:19 pm to BIGTIMETIGER
All you guys got me thinking so I put mine to a scale. Looking like I'm around the 67 mark. I had just been curious because so many of the forums make it seem like anything less than 70 was for little girls. Thanks
Posted on 10/6/15 at 11:12 pm to smoked hog
60#...and I'm way too out of shape for that. but anything less is unmanly ain't it?
Posted on 10/6/15 at 11:47 pm to smoked hog
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ake it seem like anything less than 70 was for little girls.
Meh, I think a well placed shot is more important than the speed and KE you get with a heavier pull. I pull 55 because I want to shoot for a long time with less stress on my shoulders. It also makes it easier to draw while sitting. Could I pull 70, yeah, probably. Do I want to? Hell no.
Posted on 10/7/15 at 12:06 am to ChatRabbit77
63#'s on a 65lb Hoyt Maxxis 35.
Back in the day when I first took up tourney shooting my 3D bow was a 70 lb PSE Dominator with overdraw shooting 76 lbs.
Sounded like a .22 mag going off....
good times.
Back in the day when I first took up tourney shooting my 3D bow was a 70 lb PSE Dominator with overdraw shooting 76 lbs.
Sounded like a .22 mag going off....
good times.
Posted on 10/7/15 at 12:20 am to AUTimbo
Overdraw scares the ever living hell out of me. Just one mistake and you have an arrow through your forearm. My 5th grade teacher used an overdraw on elk. He used an "Oregon bow" pulling 80lbs and would apparently kill elk at 70 yards regularly. Anyways, 3d tournaments sound like a lot of fun.
Posted on 10/7/15 at 3:28 am to ChatRabbit77
Personally I wouldn't go over 68 pounds. I know of a number of people that shot 72 or a bit more and had shoulder problems eventually. Even if you can pull it back easily that isn't the issue with doing damage. It isn't the muscles that are hurt but the socket.
Posted on 10/7/15 at 5:32 am to omegaman66
DXT - 70lbs
I can see as I get older I will back it off max to save the shoulders.
I can see as I get older I will back it off max to save the shoulders.
Posted on 10/7/15 at 6:43 am to smoked hog
29.5" 68#
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Posted on 10/7/15 at 8:59 am to mylsuhat
2015 Hoyt Nitrum 30
70 lb draw, 28.50" draw length.
414 grain Easton Axis Arrows at 302 FPS through a chrono for 83.75 ft/lbs of kinetic energy. I think you should draw what you feel comfortable at. If that's 62 then great. If that's 75 then great. The Nitrum is so smooth that I feel I could draw more and be comfortable but it's maxed out. My FIL's Bowtech Experience is set at 71 and the draw is night and day to me when compared to mine. It's considerably harsh with a bad hump at the back right before it breaks over. Not a fan of that draw and if I owned that bow I would crank it down to 65 or so.
70 lb draw, 28.50" draw length.
414 grain Easton Axis Arrows at 302 FPS through a chrono for 83.75 ft/lbs of kinetic energy. I think you should draw what you feel comfortable at. If that's 62 then great. If that's 75 then great. The Nitrum is so smooth that I feel I could draw more and be comfortable but it's maxed out. My FIL's Bowtech Experience is set at 71 and the draw is night and day to me when compared to mine. It's considerably harsh with a bad hump at the back right before it breaks over. Not a fan of that draw and if I owned that bow I would crank it down to 65 or so.
Posted on 10/7/15 at 9:10 am to soileau123
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Hoyt Nirtum Turbo
Posted on 10/7/15 at 9:23 am to dnm3305
I've stayed between 62-64# on my compound bows since I was a teenager.
My longbow is 53#@28".
My longbow is 53#@28".
Posted on 10/7/15 at 9:50 am to SoFla Tideroller
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DXT - 70lbs
I shot mine at that weight when I first got it, but after some testing, I tuned it down to 64#. I didn't lost enough speed to notice, but my accuracy has really improved.
Posted on 10/7/15 at 9:51 am to smoked hog
My bow is maxed out and it's rated for 60lbs. My next bow will be a 70lber.
Posted on 10/7/15 at 1:13 pm to smoked hog
I pulled back a 70 yesterday as I was trying a Hoyt out.
Once I decide what to get; ill drop it to 65 just to fine tune my mechanics then bump it to 70. I think that's the max weight on the ones I'm looking at.
I also haven't shot in about 15-20 years.
Once I decide what to get; ill drop it to 65 just to fine tune my mechanics then bump it to 70. I think that's the max weight on the ones I'm looking at.
I also haven't shot in about 15-20 years.
Posted on 10/7/15 at 1:30 pm to Tdot_RiverDawg
So slowing it down improves accuracy?
Posted on 10/7/15 at 1:40 pm to sonoma8
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So slowing it down improves accuracy?
I think that's only a correlation relative to heavier draws = more arm fatigue = less accurate. It's the opposite for me. Having a heavier draw has allowed me to be much more accurate at extreme distances because of the less severity of the arc.
Posted on 10/7/15 at 1:42 pm to smoked hog
Mine is set up for about 60 pounds. It is an older Buckmaster Gen 2.
Posted on 10/7/15 at 1:47 pm to smoked hog
65# Mathews Switchback
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