Time for a lighter # Shrew.....

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I just spent 3 days with Fred Asbell and the BW boys at the shooting clinic down in Nixa. Wow! What an awesome expeience. One of the things I realized is that I might enjoy a lighter bow. All of my Shrew's are @57#.....I'm thinking about ordering a Li'l Favorite right at about 45#. After shooting about a trillion arrows in 3 days, the long talked about "don't be overbowed" concept was really driven home to me. My normal practice routine is 10 or so arrows a day.....thats fine with a heavier bow. But to REALLY work on form, I need lighter poundage.

[mcgroundstalker]

Ya Got That Right!       The smart thing to do is shoot a bow weight you can handle all day at the range or stumpin'. All the makings of a better shot and a lot more fun too.

... mike ...

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The more-fun-all-day thing was really driven home....

[Buckwheaties]

Nixa. Shrew?

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Yep. It's a shooting clinic. The guys at BW are gentlemanly enough to know that you don't need a BW to shoot well.

By the way, I shot many low poundage BW's while I was there, and they are great bows. After touring thier manufacturing facility, I am very impressed with the quality.

[Mudd]

I came to that final realization over the past week. I am sorely disappointed that I have to go 50 and below. But it is what it is!

I bought a nice longbow at 51 lbs and after about 9 arrows I was feeling the repaired shoulder giving me grief.

I will do whatever it takes to be able to keep shooting. I'm never going to be happy just shooting a dozen arrows a day. There was a time when I would shoot 100 arrows before leaving the house. Then when I got home I would just start shooting and keep shooting until it was too dark to see.

Some real favorites are going to have to go in order to make room for lower poundage bows.

I would like to thank "Dick in Seattle" for leading by example when it comes to doing what's needed to keep shooting.

God bless,Mudd

[coaster500]

Right now I have bows 43 to 51#s ,,,, My body tells me what bow to shoot whe I wake up !!

 

[Pat B.]

The good news is that you can take deer sized game very effectively with 45 pound bows. I was forced into lighter equipment many years ago.. When I was a tad younger I shot an 83 pound recurve for years then moved to the mid 70's..
And now ---- I'm killing just as much game with my mid 40 pound bows ! Good luck.

[BUCKY]

46# and 48# for me.

[Clay Hills Bill]

Roger,

I have 2 supershrew deluxes, one is 43#@25" and the other is 41#@25".  I shoot 5/16 POC arrows and the speed of the bow is fine with this combination.  These bows have proved totally adequate for my Whitetail and small game hunting.

As others have said, these lighter bows are a joy to shoot.

Bill

[ron w]

I like bows to hunt with at 50-52#. But when I get there to shoot them for any length of time my target panic rears it's ugly head. Seems My mind and body likes 43-46# alot better....so be it!!!!

[Steel]

I also like around 50-52lbs  but  that 46 to 48 lb area sure shots easy for me.

[Ragnarok Forge]

I am a strapping guy and shoot 55 lbs comfortably.  I can see a few years in the future dropping that at least 5 lbs.  No reason to stress the shoulders and damage them just to shoot more poundage.

[vermonster13]

I have bows from 35#s up to 64#s at my draw. Most of the time I shoot right around 50# at my 30". Plenty of bow for everything and I can shoot it for hours.

[**DONOTDELETE**]

Thanks guys.....I'm thinking about 48#. I would still hunt with my heavier 57# Shrews, but having a lighter bow around might be handy. Besides, I'm betting a 48# Shrew will zip an arrow right through a whitetail, especially when hunting off the ground.

[Steve O]

Roger, I can bring my 53# out to the club Sunday if you'd like to shoot it to see if you need lighter.  35 Brand new Rinehart targets up at Land-O-Lakes Sunday.

[Onehair]

Before you get rid of that Shrew try a Dacron string. It will feel like a 2 or 3 lb differnce and that's a lot.

[BOWMARKS]

If your a lefty there is a beauty on the classifieds.

[Stone Knife]

what happened to 45#

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I may come up there Steve....depending on the boat weather!

I've been shooting a 45# Super Kodiak this afternoon....I like it.