Bow poundage reduction

[fasteddie]

I have been shooting my Ben Pearson TX-4 60# bow in the back yard with no problem . I put a new single pin sight on my Parker Phoenix E-Z draw 70# bow and shot that today . What a difference 10# of draw makes for a 73 year old . Wow !

What is the estimated poundage change when backing off the limb bolts one complete turn ?  At one time , I thought it was 2 1/2 lbs of draw weight .

[Doc]

I seem to remember 2-1/2 pounds per complete turn also, but my info is for a 15 year old bow, and I wouldn't guarantee it today. That would be just a rule of thumb anyway, and may vary from bow to bow in terms of real numbers. Best way is to buy  a bow-scale and dial that sucker into exactly where you want it.

[G-Man]

your better off changing limbs to max out at poundage you want to shoot than turn down a bow. much more effecient and quieter that way. i've shot 52lbs my whole life for whitetail no need for more. just leads to shoulder problems. my arrrow does complete pass throughs all the time.. elk i shoot 70 on a different bow... lot tougher animal

[Red]

I also believe that each full turn is 2 1/2 lbs that's a full turn on the top and bottom limbs. I'm 33 abd sky my bow at 52lb. I find it to.be very comfortable for me to draw with heavy clothes on and in cold weather and never had any problems with pass threws on deer.

[fasteddie]

I thought 2 1/2# per turn was the answer but wasn't positive . I can shoot my 60# Ben Pearson but would like my 70# Parker as a backup . Thought I would drop the poundage on the Parker and work my way back up to 70# . I used to hunt with the Parker and like it but I had screwed up the sight and just replaced it . If worse comes to worse and I need a backup , I might buy the Simms DeadZone bow from my son as it hasn't sold .

[Doc]

I know the extra poundage shoots nice and flat, but for me, I have been dropping the poundage down to 55# just to maybe add a few more miles on those tired old shoulders, back and arm joints. I have had some light problems, that I do blame on shooting my old pro-line at 75# for so long. That was done for a series of moose hunting trips and I kept doing that long after the moose hunting was done with. I don't really believe I needed that poundage for moose or for the deer hunting. I was just beating myself up for no good reason.

[dbHunterNY]

not sure about the Parkers.  I know they have a range between 10 and 20 lbs.  Not sure what your model is.  between 2 and 3 lbs sounds probably right.

[dbHunterNY]

...I'd call them up to be sure.