What's your Draw Weight?

[Lord of War]

I just want to get a feel for what you guys are pulling.  I am stuck between a 60lb and 70lb bow and I don't know if theres a huge difference and if i should hold out for 70lb.  Do you guys pull over 60lb? 

[WesternNY]

I currently shot 62, from 70... shoulder issues.   At 62 shoulder is fine, elbow issues.  Sign of getting old.

 

My next bow, 2014.... will be a 60 pound bow.   Whatever you decide go with, if it is 60 buy a 60 pound bow, not a 70 dialed down to 60.

 

[Elmo]

My bow is currently set to 52.  I can probably go up to 60 without any issues but haven't felt the need.  I rather be able to pull back smooth and effortlessly than having to have a herky jerky motion.  Being quiet and stealthy to me is more important than any advantages gained from the extra draw weight.

[growalot]

IMO with the speeds of the new bows going with a heavier draw weight if you plan on just hunting wht tail or even blk bear isn't worth screwing up your shoulder or having a difficult time drawing should  "buck fever"  start to get the best of you...that happens to ppl more than one might think...or anyone admits...I'm shooting 49#'s and having clean pass through s at 38 yrds...

[josephmrtn]

60

[verminater71]

for 20 years I shot between 100# and 105#

 

now I shoot 73#,  for some reason, it's easier for me to hold more weight steady, I just got tired of special ordering bows

[Early]

Back when I was shooting a recurve...45lbs (killed 'em dead);  when I moved up to a compound...50lbs (also killed 'em dead)

[Pav2704]

for 20 years I shot between 100# and 105#

now I shoot 73#, for some reason, it's easier for me to hold more weight steady, I just got tired of special ordering bows

What were you hunting during that time? Rhino... Elephant?

60 lbs. for me does the job. My recurve has a draw weight of 49#.

[WNY_Whitetailer]

65 lbs for me with a 30.5" draw length...It's easy to pull back even after sitting still on stand for several hours in the cold.

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[MACHINIST]

always been 62 pounds,First couple of shooting sessions of the year you feel it in your muscles but by the time season rolls around I am able to hold it back for around 1.5-2 mins without making a bad shot...and yes I do practice that

[deerpassion]

70 lbs.

[ny hunter]

55lbs for me. was gonna go get it turned up,but decided to just leave it where it is....

[bkln]

55-60 for me, good enough for a deer and comfy holding it for a while, they end up being dead the same... :-)

[ants]

Last year I dialed back from 70 to 65 (shoulder problem) It's more than enough.

[thphm]

At 14 years old I shot bows @ 50 pounds. At 72 I shoot recurve,long, and compound @ 50 pounds never saw any reason to shoot any more poundage.Way back whe cement bags were 100 pounds I carried one on each sholder @ 18 years old.So it is not that I could not have shot a higher poundage bow.

[HuntOrBeHunted]

Current bow 60. When I finally make a upgrade most likely 70 if I feel comfortable with it.

[Cabin Fever]

72lbs. Bow has always been set at that and I've just never changed it.

[chiefbkt]

72 lbs on both bows.

[Danny]

63# currently next bow would be 50-60 and shoot it maxed out, bows perform best at the max weight

[asav2013]

It really depends on how the bow draws. My z7 extreme I had a difficult time pulling 60, my pse evo I was comfortable at 57. Now with my bowtech experience in pulling 62, every bow has there advantages to weight pulled. ,

[F-150]

50 pounds, used to shoot 60 pounds before I developed tennis elbow .

[NFA-ADK]

65 Lbs

[Skillet]

#60

[sweet old bill]

at 71 I now am down to about 58 lbs .

[G-Man]

52 Lbs no reason to go higher. Friends / family use to shoot 65+, blew out shoulders. They all shoot 60 or less now.