What's your Draw Weight?

[Culvercreek hunt club]

60# on a 60# bow

[WNYBuckHunter]

63lbs for me on a 60# bow (cranked down they will go a little heavier than advertised). I can draw that smoothly and with the let of, holding it is no problem.

[Doewhacker]

70

[Burden24]

#70

[verminater71]

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

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

 

Pav, I was only 16 when I got my first 90# bow I shot it good at around 103# It was just easier for me to hold more weight

 

I had a hell of a time switching to a 70# bow,  I do alright with it now, but it took a while

[mac]

55 lbs. I shoot from ground blinds and need to be slow and controlled on the draw

[genesee_mohican]

58 lbs here. Keep the hunting situation in mind. Cold temps, stiff from sitting. When a shooter walks out you want to be able to pull the bow back with a minimum of movement.

[Fantail]

55# works well for me.

[shawnhu]

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

Have you ever "killed 'em not dead"? That would make an interesting story.

[Geno C]

Used to be at 72lbs and I dropped it down to 65 as of last year.

[noahmstone]

I have my bow maxed out at 48 lbs. at some point in the future I would like to upgrade to something I can adjust up to 60lbs.

[sits in trees]

63 lbs for years now...

[Manila2005]

I had an old Mathews solo cam I was shooting at 64# since I got it 10+ years ago.  I've just upgraded to a Hoyt Carbon Element G3 and have it set at 70# (max).  I find the dual cam provides a smoother draw and is more comfortable to hold at full draw than my solo cam.

 

I think the lower draw weights are fine for perfectly placed shots but the higher draw weigh will yield more kills if the shot is a little off and hits a major bone.

[gfdeputy2]

same here shoulder issue I shoot 50-60# depending on how it feels when I get up in the morning

I agree for deer there is no need for draw so much weight 2 years ago shot a doe longest shot I ever took 53 yards  bow was at the low end I am guessing 50-52# complete pass through & she went no more then 75 yards

[nybuckboy]

60

[NYbuck50]

my bow is set at 65#'s on 70# limbs.  i could easily pull 80(im not a small dude) but i dont see the need for more poundage. 65 is nice and easy to pull, even at funny angles/sitting/etc

[Five Seasons]

i use my crossbow so i don't have to draw...

 

 

70

[BizCT]

i use my crossbow so i don't have to draw...

+1, 200lbs draw weight on my xbow. Pretty easy to deadlift.

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[jesse.james]

72# on the elite. Pulls Like 55. Will probably jump up to 80 lbs limbs after the season.

[Vince1]

What are you guys hunting, geez.

 

44# recurve with my 30 DL. first year out and im only taking 15 yard shots if I even get a shot

 

I figure I next year I will move up to 49# when im a more confident shooter with at least a decent 25yard range.

 

54# max when I start hunting bear in a few years. least that's the plan

[Doc]

When I was a young buck and thought I had something to prove, I was shooting a 75#. And depending on which bow it was, the let-off was pretty darn small. Now that I am a broken down old geezer (partly as a result of pulling that 75# for all those years) I shoot my bow at 60#, and last year I temporarily dropped it down to 55#.

[Doc]

Ever watch one of these "sky shooters"? You know the over-bowed guys who point the bow up in the air and then with a heavy grunt (sometimes a karate-yell) they yank the bow to full draw and then attempt to aim. Kind of comical actually....lol.

[RangerClay]

I shoot 65 pounds.  Seems to work for me.

 

They guys are right though.  Different bows draw differently.  My old Mission X3 drew a lot easier than my newer Hoyt at the same draw weight.

[PWGUNNY]

62lbs