From when you first started shooting until now, how much draw weight have you dropped. I started shooting in 1966 and was shooting 55-60 lb bows. Now I am most confortable at the 42-45 lb weight and still keeping my accuracy. Lets hear from some others on you weight loss
Been shooting for more than 50 years. Was shooting about 60-65# or a little more. In the last two years, I've dropped to 52-56#. Those weights feel pretty good right now.
I started out young with 45/50# bows, moved up to 70/75# for a few years then dropped back to 55/60# where I'm happy for now at age 50! I'm sure that someday i'll be dropping back down again!! But I'm not ready for that yet!! I can still draw and shoot the 70# bows and work out 3x a week, but afraid of injurys so i'm very careful!!
Started shooting in 1960. In the late 70's and early 80's was shooting 85#-110#. Now still shoot from 55# to 90#, but most accurate in the 60-80# range.
I like to shoot heavy draw weights mostly to keep muscles in shape. I'm actually most comfortable in the 65-75# range.
Started out at 74# for years. Then about 5 yrs. ago dropped to 65#. 2 yrs. ago cut my bow down to 55- 60 range. Same Osage selfbow, still shoots hard, and still more accurate than I am!
I cam still shoot my other Osage selfbow that is 70#, but like the lighter weight at 58 yrs. old!
started at 80 and droped to 50 after 50 years. Thinking of 45 lately
Started at 12 with 30#. Now shoot longbows between 70-82#.
I probably started semi-seriously in about '68 with a 43# Red Wing Hunter... In the mid 70's until about 1980 shot some wheel bows then went back to recurves.. After a couple of years wound up shooting 83# Howatt Hunters and stayed there for a spell. I then went on to a series of custom bows, most being in the 70-75# range.
I'd guess about 1990 I started back down in weight.. Today I'm back shooting in the 45-50 pound range. One of my favorites is an A&H thats
43 @ 28 ---- about 46 at my draw length.. I'd probably be shooting a bit more but I have some arthritis in my drawing hand and some shoulder problems in my bow arm! Such is life. Glad I can shoot at all.. I admire all you geezers who can still shoot heavy, LOL...
I dropped down 10# from 60-50 and hope to stay at this weight for a while.
I built my first glass backed recurve in shop class when I was a freshman in high school (1967 I think). It was supposed to be 45#, it's pretty close to that. I still have it and it still shoots pretty well. Of the dozen or so that were built, I think mine is the only survivor.
I graduated to a Herter's Model Perfection 50# in 1974. My eldest son now owns that one. I shoot 45-55# bows. I guess I haven't changed. I never felt the need for anything heavier, and don't feel the need to go any lighter at this point.
im only 24 but dropped from 70 to 48#. saw no need for the heavier bow or the joint stress...id shoot anything with it.
Since I have found a better poundage for myself, I am now in the stages of taking down some of my heavier bows to a lighter weight. What a difference in my shooting. Being overbowed has always been a problem for me thinking I could master the weight, but lets face it, it's nice to find better ways to improve on your shooting for sure
Started out with 40# (0ver 50 years sgo). When I got serious about hunting deer, I shot 42 and worked my way up to 65#.
The last 15 or so years, I've dropped bow weight untill I'm down to 45#. I'm 70 with health issues and that's what I shoot comfortably.
I started with 50 then went to 55 for 30 plus years and still have a 56 bow but also some limbs in 49,51,54.I killed a bear with 54 this past week but starting to like closer to 50 now at age 59.Kip
I'm 62 and have been shooting traditionally for about 25 years. Started at 65 lbs and still shoot at that weight for practice (and conditioning) but have 57# limbs that I usually hunt with. More clothes and cold weather make the lighter weight more sensible, especially drawing "cold" after 4 hours sitting in a stand.