If I want to shoot 47-48 lbs do you go 50lb limbs and back them off or get 45 lb limbs and crank them up
It's more then that. What riser are you putting them on and what make of limbs are you looking at?
Once you have this info it's pretty simple math.
Mike
It's been my experience that ILF limbs perform better with more preload which essentially means cranking them up.
Like Mike said, what riser ,what limbs, your draw length........then go from there!
I know all that but in genral witch way is better to go 17 in riser long limbs 62" bow 30 draw
You can get several different opinions, but I would take the bowyers recommendation. He knows his design, how it performs and what would be best for your use.
I think that a 17" riser and long limbs would be a excellent choice with your 30" draw. I have a 17" Zipper riser with long Dryad Static tip recurve limbs that is my go to bow for 3/D. I draw just a shade over 29". I have not hunted it yet buy there is no reason I couldn't.
OK, If I had to give an opinion then I would agree with Ron.
thanks Bill
Not sure if you can back off a set of 50lb limbs to 47lb. ILF limbs are rated at their minimum weight setting if I am not wrong.
Most limbs perform their best at max preload. http://www.blackysbowreports.com/ilf-bows/bf-extreme/bf-extreme.htm
I recently spoke with the folks at Lancaster Archery about ******** bows. It seems that ILF limbs vary their listed weight range by manufacturer. ********s make listed weight with the limb backed out, while Hoyts hit the weight at mid range. So a ******** 45# limb will go up 10%from 45# while a 45# Hoyt limb can go 5% lower and 5% higher than indicated weight.
Most Ilf limbs # listed is what they are at their lowest setting with limb bolts backed out. Most will gain 3-5# when screwed down as far as they will go, and backed out at least 1/2 turn which is suggested as the bare minimum. Ilf rigs, especially the metal risers are the easiest to tune bows I have ever worked with,and with a plunger button and a flipper type rest, can shoot a wide variety of shafts/spines. One evening this past summer, I shot a Titan 17" riser, medium limbs, #50, 60", with 12 different arrows/spines at 25 yds, and got perfect flight with them all, with just a turn in or out, or two, on the plunger button.One of my buddies shooting of the shelf could not believe it, as he has had a heck of a time tuning. It took this for him to start shooitng off a rest, and his shooting has gotten 3x better, as I believe, shooting off the shelf magnifies any human errror. I dont ever believe I will own anothe bow that is not cut past center, for tuning purposes alone.
Thanks guys sounds like getting the 45s and going up is the way to go
Also be sure to check which riser length the limbs are rated for. Many large companies rate on a 25" riser, I believe Dryads are for a 19". To make it more confusing not all 17" risers have the same pad angle.