Draw Weight

[Buckrookie]

Here I go again anouther ???? you guys on here are great at answering them though:help:


What is the Ideal draw weight for A bow?I know it might depend on your feel and strength from what ive read. what do you guys prefer?

[Camo Boy]

Me 60# is enough
Dosen't bother me in cold weather, and have no problem with pass through's. JMO

[wolverines]

I recommend drawing the most weight you can draw commfortly. You want to be able to draw with as little movement as possible. The key is to get the right bow. If 60 pounds is your comfort level, don't get a 60-70 pound bow and shoot it at 60. You want a 50-60 and shoot it at 60...a bow will perform it's best at it's max weight imo.

[Joe Archer]

I recommend drawing the most weight you can draw commfortly. ....
It is all about your personal ability. You can easily kill a deer with a well tuned 40 pound bow. I would say to choose what you can draw comfortably while sitting and wearing you hunting clothes, if you plan on hunting.
I shoot 65 pounds right now.
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[Michihunter]

To test your DW ability, I suggest sitting down with your hunting duds on and seeing if you can comfortably draw the bow. If you can, then you are fine. If you can't lower the weight.;)

[Krackerracing]

Im young, dumb, and like my arrows to fly fast so mine is at or around 68ish.

[Slice]

Im young, dumb, and like my arrows to fly fast so mine is at or around 68ish.

When I was in my late 20's early 30's I had a PSE Polaris that when put on the bow scale was 94# :yikes:. There was nothing stopping my 2315 aluminum arrows. It would literally knock the deer over.

When I got my PSE Infinity and it was set at 65# I thought I was shooting a kids bow :lol:, I could hold it at full draw for a long time. But the final result was the same (except it didn't knock the deer off their feet).

[sniper's mojo]

There is no reason not to shoot the maximum poundage you are capable of drawing comfortably and without struggling at all. I shoot a 70lb bow because I am comfortable drawing this bow in my stand, with my gear on, and in cold weather while sitting. IMO these conditions are the true test of wether or not you are pulling to much weight. Although 70lb is a lot more than is necessary to get a pass through with a well placed arrow, as we all know in a hunting situation all arrows are not always well placed all of the time. The extra weight will allow you a margin of error if you hit a shoulder or something. A few more inches of penetration on a shoulder shot can mean the difference between a non-fatal wound, a one lunger, or a double lunger. Just make sure you swallow your pride and don't over weight the bow for your physical condition. It does you know good to be shooting a 100lb bow that gets you busted from all of the commotion involved with drawing it, or worse yet that you can not get drawn at all when the moment of truth arrives and you have to draw off angle a bit.

[HoytRLWinstonGuy]

There is no reason not to shoot the maximum poundage you are capable of drawing comfortably and without struggling at all. I shoot a 70lb bow because I am comfortable drawing this bow in my stand, with my gear on, and in cold weather while sitting. IMO these conditions are the true test of wether or not you are pulling to much weight. Although 70lb is a lot more than is necessary to get a pass through with a well placed arrow, as we all know in a hunting situation all arrows are not always well placed all of the time. The extra weight will allow you a margin of error if you hit a shoulder or something. A few more inches of penetration on a shoulder shot can mean the difference between a non-fatal wound, a one lunger, or a double lunger. Just make sure you swallow your pride and don't over weight the bow for your physical condition. It does you know good to be shooting a 100lb bow that gets you busted from all of the commotion involved with drawing it, or worse yet that you can not get drawn at all when the moment of truth arrives and you have to draw off angle a bit.

I totally agree. As many lbs as you can comfortably draw. 40lbs may kill a deer, but 70 with a well tuned carbon arrow and a muzzy will blow through both shoulders and still stick in the dirt.