What is the average draw weight for a female archer at their draw length?
I don't know about averages but my wife pulls #45 @ her 27"draw for her hunting and 3D setup.
Rob
I am thinking of the recreational shooter who just wants to go out once in awhile.
I would think that most could handle 30-35#.
I teach classes that occasionally include women, and my wife is a casual shooter. 25# is about max for comfortable shooting for a woman who doesn't shoot regularly. With a 25# bow and 1616 arrows, they can zing them out there with the best of them.
I've got a new dwyer longbow coming for my wife in a couple of weeks and got it 35 @ 28 figuring she will draw about 25". Ulterior motives: great bow for her, great stepping stone for my daughter to a hunting weight, and light weight training bow for me!
25# for the occasional shooter.
If you are planning an hour or two of shooting at irregular intervals 25# is plenty. An old long limbed target bow with a big brace height is going to be hard to beat.
Timothy, Guessing is iffy at best. Her draw length will have a lot to do with what poundage you choose. I make and sell a lot of bows to the ladies as a female bowyer. I would suggest you try a test-drive (Check out my website or call me if you want to see what I have avaiable for her) on a couple and then you will know for sure what she wants and needs. There's no substitute for hands on.
QuoteOriginally posted by justracey:
Timothy, Guessing is iffy at best. Her draw length will have a lot to do with what poundage you choose. I make and sell a lot of bows to the ladies as a female bowyer. I would suggest you try a test-drive (Check out my website or call me if you want to see what I have avaiable for her) on a couple and then you will know for sure what she wants and needs. There's no substitute for hands on.
We will be in Williamston, MI this fall. I will try to swing by.
My daughter handles 35 pretty easily. She is 13 and taller than me though!
My wife shoots 36lbs at her draw.
When I first started out it took me a few months to comfortably shoot my 36# bow for long periods - I'm 5'3" with a 28" draw. Once I got the hang of drawing though I could put it down for weeks/months and pick it up again and start shooting no problem.
Now I'm working to get comfortable shooting a 48# to hunt with. At the moment I can get maybe 10-15 shots off before I get fatigued and I feel it the next day.
If I wanted to shoot all day though, no question at this point I'd still reach for the lighter bow just to avoid injury.
McDave hit it on the head, my wife draws 26"s and she shoots a 35# Bear, it is 29#s at her draw. It is actually a bit heavy for her as she only shoots once in a great while. On the other hand my daughter Allison shoots maybe once a month and is 5'-9"s, she handle the bow easily and her draw is just shy of 28"s. She could shoot 40#s fairly easily, so a lot depends on the lady, but for occassional shooting 25#s at their draw should be a lot of fun with some 1616 as Dave said! Shawn
Helen has a 25" draw, I have built her 3 longbows 35#,42# and 46#s..Her favorite is the 46# @ 28". So she is holding just over 37# @ 25". Helen trains several times each week and does Cross Fit work outs too. Some of the women she shoots with have bows in the 25# range.