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Title: Do you shoot the same weight for all game ?
Post by: bayoulongbowman on April 07, 2009, 05:02:00 PM
Does anyone shoot different bow weight depending on the  game ur hunting. And what about shooting 3D do ya lighten up your weight....I can see the benifit...but it might cause bad habits when ya move back up...just curious, there is no right answer, I need all the help this fatboy can get...God bless all of ya...marco
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Post by: waiting4fall on April 07, 2009, 05:03:00 PM
I do.
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Post by: frassettor on April 07, 2009, 05:16:00 PM
I shoot the same weight
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Post by: wislnwings on April 07, 2009, 05:25:00 PM
i shoot the same weight for all hunts and 3d
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Post by: drewsbow on April 07, 2009, 05:26:00 PM
same weight
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Post by: hawgslayer on April 07, 2009, 05:28:00 PM
:campfire:  


Same weight to hunt and at the range.  :archer:
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Post by: wislnwings on April 07, 2009, 05:39:00 PM
i shoot the same weight for all hunts and 3d
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Post by: James Wrenn on April 07, 2009, 05:39:00 PM
I often shoot different weights for different things.Most times I am shooting different bows for different things as well.
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Post by: LEOPARD on April 07, 2009, 05:57:00 PM
I shoot a 600g arrow for everything.
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Post by: tarponnut on April 07, 2009, 06:12:00 PM
I drop down for small game, sometimes.
Generally though I stick with my regular bow because a hog could show up and they are open year round here in Florida.
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Post by: billy shipp on April 07, 2009, 06:23:00 PM
How are ya Mark?......About all I hunt is small game, deer, and hogs. I shoot bows from 50#'s up to 65#'s.....I shoot a lot of different bows, but I don't change bows for the type of game I'm hunting....It just depends on what I choose to shoot on that particular hunt.

Billy
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Post by: bayoulongbowman on April 07, 2009, 06:26:00 PM
Hey buddy , been shooting yet??? I lighten up on those 30 target 3D shoots , all that up and down and walkin takes too much out of me... :)
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Post by: Jmatt1957 on April 07, 2009, 06:33:00 PM
same weight. All my bows draw 51 to 54lbs.
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Post by: Benny Nganabbarru on April 07, 2009, 06:42:00 PM
Yep. 80# (83# at my draw) Silvertip on a little sow up to a big bull camel.
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Post by: SourOwl on April 07, 2009, 06:45:00 PM
I shoot different weights for different game.  Since i have a number of all different kinds of bows, I like to let em perform as they were ment to; I feel like I should honor em for what they are, and use em for their intended purpose, instead of having them languish on their racks on the wall as keepsakes.  i even occasionally shoot my bows made and signed by Glenn St.Charles and Bill Stewert, two of the finest bowyers in the Northwest.    sourowl
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Post by: Bjorn on April 07, 2009, 06:52:00 PM
Same for most everything.
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Post by: mcgroundstalker on April 07, 2009, 06:53:00 PM
Same bow weight and same arrow weight... Well, kinda. All (lucky me) my bows are 47-50# at my draw of 26". Arrows average 495-525 grains. I think it's a good idea to keep things almost the same. But that's just me.......  ;)

... mike ...
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Post by: wtpops on April 07, 2009, 06:54:00 PM
Same weight for all.
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Post by: on April 07, 2009, 09:06:00 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by wislnwings:
i shoot the same weight for all hunts and 3d
X2

Bisch
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Post by: champ38 on April 07, 2009, 09:17:00 PM
62# Shrew for everything, it happens to be the only t/d I have , just easier to transport.
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Post by: La. bowhunter on April 07, 2009, 09:26:00 PM
Same weight and same arrows for everything. Only have 2 bows and both are same weight and tune with same arrows.
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Post by: L82HUNT on April 07, 2009, 09:26:00 PM
Different weights, always use my heavy bows for elk, and early bow season.  Once it gets cold its hard to sit for hours and shoot 60-65#s for me so I'll drop to mid 50's.
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Post by: SouthMDShooter on April 07, 2009, 09:49:00 PM
yup
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Post by: Curveman on April 08, 2009, 06:20:00 AM
Yes of course. It all just helps me get really good/"beware of the man with one bow" kind of thing.
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Post by: MI_Bowhunter on April 08, 2009, 07:14:00 AM
I have a 2-3 lb difference between my go-to LB and recurve but due to the dynamics of each they both end up with the same point of aim. This was not intentional, just a lucky coincidence.

I have bows ranging from 35-55 lbs but for most of my shooting I tend to stick with the same poundage give or take a pound or two.
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Post by: Big Ed on April 08, 2009, 12:43:00 PM
Same bow same weight same everything. Change usually makes me take a step back from where I was. Ed
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Post by: 1/4 away on April 08, 2009, 01:36:00 PM
Same weight for everything, same arrow too, AD trad lites w/260gr up front.
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Post by: Shawn Leonard on April 08, 2009, 04:13:00 PM
I shoot the same bow, so of course the same weight. 54#s at my draw!! Shawn
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Post by: broketooth on April 08, 2009, 04:32:00 PM
i just recently moved up in draw weight from 45# to 70#@ 28" draw . i really cant wait for hunting season now. ive seen how hard thes arrows penetrate my target , and im very curious on what this set up will do on live game
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Post by: hogdancer on April 08, 2009, 04:35:00 PM
yes generally 57 #   everything from Zebra to Javalina.
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Post by: michaelschwister on April 08, 2009, 07:15:00 PM
Yep, either Ferguson Patriot, or one of 3 homemade R/D Bamboo Backed Osage all the same - 64" ntn, 73# @ 28". Have other weight bows, but that is what I shoot best.

Mike
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Post by: Wiley Coyote on April 09, 2009, 10:24:00 AM
Super Shrew 56@27", Talon Longbow pulls 57@27" and Checkmate Hunter recurve 55@27". The Talon requires lighter spined arrows. 50-55 cedars or 2018s.

 :wavey:
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Post by: Ray Hammond on April 09, 2009, 10:54:00 AM
yep
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Post by: Over&Under on April 09, 2009, 10:55:00 AM
Yup, same weight for me as well, which is approx 53#'s
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Post by: tradtusker on April 09, 2009, 11:11:00 AM
same weight same bow! but my collection of bows is getting bigger and i feel bad not shooting them all
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Post by: Grant Young on April 09, 2009, 04:25:00 PM
Same weight and usually the same bow.   Grant
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Post by: Sam McMichael on April 09, 2009, 09:44:00 PM
I generally shoot the same bow for all hunting and for 3D. 65# HH Wesley Special with cedar arrows.
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Post by: joe ashton on April 09, 2009, 10:17:00 PM
Yes Same set up for everything.   But I think shooting at rabbits or stumps or carp is practice time for Elk whitetails and bears.
Joe
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Post by: amar911 on April 09, 2009, 11:04:00 PM
I have too many bows to be able to only shoot one weight, but most of them are 50 to 60 pounds with a few in the 40's and a few in the 60's and low 70's.

Allan
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Post by: Danny Rowan on April 10, 2009, 04:44:00 AM
you betcha!
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Post by: yellow bow on April 10, 2009, 04:52:00 AM
same here.
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Post by: Tom on April 10, 2009, 05:55:00 AM
Same here, 54#@29 Wes Wallace Mentor t/d, but have a one piece coming in a couple of weeks-also a Wallace. Same weight.
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Post by: Bonebuster on April 10, 2009, 06:24:00 AM
Same weight for all shooting.
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Post by: Deadsmple on April 10, 2009, 10:03:00 AM
sure do!
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Post by: Smallwood on April 10, 2009, 11:28:00 AM
same weight