The Arguement FOR Heavy Bows

[Dsturgisjr]

 

 

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[Hermon]

That is a convincing argument!      

[Jabar]

WOW!  Yep, that's a testimony !!!

[Skates]

I see one guy changed his tune from the lower 48 to only including NC on the other thread.  I think some folks claim they cant because cant never could.

Nice pics!

[GregD]

Denny , great pics. it's funny the first one with the cape buff jumped out at me right away, I don't remember the last time I saw you with a recurve in your hand.

[Terry Green]

great pics Denny... wish I could have went to OZ before that went away.  THAT would have been a trip of a lifetime.

[charles m]

Yeah Jabar, interesting how someone kills a couple of critters all of the sudden becomes and expert.  Like someone trying to claim a 22 will do the same damage as a 300 mag cause they killed a couple of coons with a 22.

    :rolleyes:        :rolleyes:        :rolleyes:

[Terry Green]

Yes, I agree, heavier bows and arrows do heavier work.....physics, sorry if you are in disbelief.

Bows and arrows are tools....and you need the right tools for the job, and overkill is a good thing...borderline is NOT.  Again, sorry if you are in disbelief.

[WESTBROOK]

I am a couple steps closer to "heavy bow" world. Came a across a LH Pete George Timberline, 67# at my 29" draw. I've always shot 57-61 but never any higher. Drew it a little at a time along with exercises for a couple weeks and finally took it out to shoot a couple days ago...that 650g arrow gets there in a hurry! Shot about 30 arrows, the first 20 were right on the money till I started getting tired...let it rest a couple days.

[Wudstix]

I believe !!!!        

[hybridbow hunter]

Denis, awesome pics!! Those buff are dreams for a lot of us.
Congrats      

Talking to my son last night, he commented how I reacted when I dropped to a 64 for pound bow.  The same reaction when one is in a bucket brigade, getting an empty bucket when expecting a full one, the bucket gets thrown into the air.  I have seen it happen when handing buckets of concrete in a line when filling an elevated beam pocket.  Where do the lines of heavy versus  light get drawn?

[WESTBROOK]

"Where do the lines of heavy versus light get drawn?"

Good question...I've always figured around 65-70# and up.

I've shot 55-60 since I started 30 yrs ago..never classed that as heavy.

[sou-pawbowhunter]

I am glad this thread was cleaned up and resurrected. I have been shooting a Ron Maulding Big Horn longbow that is 72# at 28", but I have no doubt that some of the training tips on here can help me step up my game. Thank you all. I have also been toying with the idea of getting in touch with my my English heritage, and lightweight war bows just don't seem as authentic somehow.

[Dsturgisjr]

Originally posted by Terry Green:
great pics Denny... wish I could have went to OZ before that went away.  THAT would have been a trip of a lifetime.

Terry, I wish you could have made it too. We just didn't know it was coming to an end so soon.

[J-dog]

This whole thread is full of cool pics! Denis's are awesome - very cool.

My whole experience with trad stuff is 100lb whitetails? But I still want to hit them with the heaviest arrow and heaviest bow I could shoot accurately! Even these small shoulder blades will stop a good arrow.
Take all the single bevel stuff out of Ashby's studies and the studies do prove that a heavy arrow driven by a heavy bow is the way to go - never mind whatever head you like to shoot.

[cacciatore]

Originally posted by Chris Pharr:
I've been dreaming of a Bear TD lately,  anyone know if you can get them with 65lb limbs?

Sure you can I have some pairs of 65# limbs that on a A riser make 70# and @29" you are around 73#
Good Medicine!

[Bobaru]

This has been a really good thread for me.  I've enjoyed reading it.

I got back seriously into bowhunting in 2010, and, reading other materials, convinced myself that I should have a 48# bow made up.  After all, I was 60 years old, and old man.

Five years latter, I'm shooting 65# and wondering if I could or should go higher.

It's been threads like this that have made a difference with me.  I know Fred Eichler has gotten all his game with 54#.  But, if you can shoot more and shoot well, perhaps you should do just that.

Monty Browning comes to mind!  He's shooting 90# with a 1,400 grain fish arrow.  I suppose that's "overkill" on a whitetail.  Even so, a bad bone shot may well end up with a pass through.

Also, I would like to say that my wife getting me back to the gym has been a major factor with this.

Convincing myself that I could shoot heavier was about as easy as convincing myself I am too old and should go down in draw weight.  (yes, there is a little ego there.  But, that's okay too).

Again, thanks for this thread.