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What weight bow do you shoot. (page 1 to vote)

Started by redant 60/65, March 07, 2011, 08:08:00 PM

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redant 60/65

Out of all your bows what do you like to shoot?
Larry

bartcanoe

Hard for me to answer.

I shoot two bows pretty regularly.  One is 54# and the other is 60#.  I voted 55-60.
Dave

US Army Retired (1984-2013)
Job 42:1-6

reddogge

I shoot 45# for 3-d and 50# for hunting. Reason is sometimes we shoot 3 3-D rounds in a day and the 50# just gets too heavy after a long day of shooting.
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njloco


  • Leon Stewart 3pc. 64" R/D 51# @ 27"
  • Gordy Morey 2pc. 68" R/D 55# @ 28"
  • Hoyt Pro Medalist, 70" 42# @ 28" (1963)
  • Bear Tamerlane 66" 30# @ 28" (1966)- for my better half
  • Bear Kodiak 60" 47# @ 28"(1965)

mcgroundstalker

All my bows, lucky me, are 47-50 pounds at my T-Rex draw of 26".

... mike ...  :D  ...
"Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies"

Shawn Leonard

I shot 63-75#s for about 8 years, than had 2 shoulder operations and now all my bows are between 51-56#s at my 29" draw! Mikeys bows would be perfect for me, ecsp. the ones that are 47#s at his T-Rex draw!! Love ya buddy! Shawn
Shawn

Raging Water

Matt

TGMM - Family of the Bow
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All Around Good Guy

Statistically, 6 out of 7 Dwarves are not Happy... which Dwarf do you CHOOSE to be?

Two things that can never be taken back...Harsh Words and Time, Wasted

Raging Water

I shoot from 65# to 120#. But, I am a nut job.

Matt
Matt

TGMM - Family of the Bow
TG Contributor
All Around Good Guy

Statistically, 6 out of 7 Dwarves are not Happy... which Dwarf do you CHOOSE to be?

Two things that can never be taken back...Harsh Words and Time, Wasted

Sam McMichael

I generally shoot at 65#, but as I am getting a bit older the lighter bows seem to be calling me.
Sam

Red Beastmaster

Should read 40-45, 46-50, 51-60, etc. Wasn't sure which to pick, I shoot 45# most often. Was shooting 65# then everything started hurting 'til I dropped draw wt. Now I shoot better than ever and don't think I'm missing anything in bow performance.
There is no great fun, satisfaction, or joy derived from doing something that's easy.  Coach John Wooden

30pointbuck

Dale





IF YOU DON'T STAND BEHIND OUR TROOPS, FEEL FREE TO STAND IN FRONT OF THEM.

JCJ

I draw real long 31" with a longbow and 32" with a recurve. I prefer bows in the 40-45# @ 28" range which works out to around 50-55# at my draw length.

JParanee

Morrison & Titan ILF & BF Extreme Limbs
Silvertip 1 Piece 57#-Silvertip 57#-Black Widow Ma II 61#&69#-Fedora 560 69#- 560 57#-560 60#-560 55#-Brakenbury Shadow 60#-Hoyt Buffalo 55#- Bob Lee 58#- fishing bows PSE's

rdoggsilva


DesertDude

DesertDude >>>----->

US Navy (Retired)
1978-1998

tradshooter

I used to shoot 70-83# bows and loved them, but I fell off a roof last summer and landed on my right side and buggered my right shoulder. I hung up on a bull many years ago rodeoing and tore up my left shoulder pretty bad. I healed up OK from that one and could still shoot my heavier bows fine. I am 57 now and this past summers injury has made it to hard to shoot my heavier bows anymore. I have settled in fine to a 55# bow and will use it for all my hunting here in Idaho now. I have gone to a heavier broadhead and higher FOC and I'm probably gonna stay at that. I sold my heavier longbows, no reason to keep them if I can't shoot them anymore, but I sure enjoyed them while I had them. I am a firm believer in shooting whatever poundage you can shoot accurately, since ultimately it is where you put the arrow that counts and the sharpness of your broadhead when the point is on target.

straitera

Buddy Bell

Trad is 60% mental & about 40% mental.

Eugene Slagle

My two main bows are in my sig line & so far I've hung around that weight range.

45-50...
Zona Custom Recurve: 60" 49# @ 27.5".
Sky Sky Hawk Recurve: 60" 47# @ 27.5".
Genesis 27:3 Now therefore, please take thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field, and hunt game for me.

Ken Taylor

I'll be 58 in a couple of weeks.

You should shoot and hunt with  whatever poundage you are comfortable with.

My favorite at this time is a 75 pound longbow that I can shoot in all kinds of positions, hold at full draw comfortably, and shoot being cold in freezing weather when necessary.

It's a little more than the average, but then I'm a little bigger than average too.
May your next adventure lighten your heart, test your spirit, and nourish your soul.

Stump73

BigJim Thunderchild 54" 52# @ 28"
BigJim Thunderchild 56" 42# @ 28"


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