Recurve Draw Weight

[jusputtn]

Recurves are usually stamped with a draw weight. At what draw length though?

[nyantler]

28"

http://www.nyantler-outdoors.com/recurve-bow-hunting.html

Edited December 13, 2011 by nyantler

[jusputtn]

Thanks. For some reason, that number eluded my Googleing.

[agross]

Im not super experienced with recurves. Have been shooting one for the past 3 years or so. As NYantler said the draw weight stamped on the inside bow limb is measured at a 28 inch draw.

Calculations need to be made if your draw length will be shorter (lee weight) or longer (more weight) than 28 inches.

[jusputtn]

OK, my draw length is about 26". What's the calc for weight reduction?

[sweet old bill]

div the peak bow weight at 28 inch by the peak bow weioght i.e if 45 you would

28 into 45 equal 1.6 lb per inch or due to the fact you draw only 26 inch on a 45 lb peak bow your actual draw would be 3.2 lbs lighter or a max 41.8 lbs....

[growalot]

Thats more than enough to kill a deer...pic is my first bow kill using a 50 yr old 45# Kodiak recurve......

[biggamefish]

I took several deer 3 buck and a doe with a 43lb draw ben person recurve.

[jusputtn]

Thanks again for the info. I didn't realize that it's a direct ratio.

I used to hunt with compounds, 10+ years ago. Now my son wants to get a bow, he's almost 11. So what am I to do when he's shooting (that was my excuse to get a .22 cal air rifle ). Looking to simplify and try some instinctive shooting with a used bow to keep the start up cost down.

[nyantler]

Thanks again for the info. I didn't realize that it's a direct ratio.

I used to hunt with compounds, 10+ years ago. Now my son wants to get a bow, he's almost 11. So what am I to do when he's shooting (that was my excuse to get a .22 cal air rifle ). Looking to simplify and try some instinctive shooting with a used bow to keep the start up cost down.

You'll get a kick out of it.. it's a lot of fun shooting instinctively... it's not hard but takes a bit of practice to get good at it.. its kinda like shooting foul shots in basketball..lol

[Guides ForHire]

or throwing a football, frisbee or golfing, all are instinctive aiming and ballistics, you throw a football to oyur kid at 30 feet you dont suddenly need a sight to tell you how to reach him now at 60 feet, the more you throw anything, frisbee, golfball, basketball, football, arrow, the mroe it becomes a muscle memory thing and is all intuitive.

the only time good instinctive arhcers have trouble i have found is on the bowfishing boats, the deep fish "look" to be a certain distance and your mind doesnt compute the refraction of light which makes the fish look higher in the water, so for those who dont aim, and simply LOOK and release, they miss a lot of fish high unless they are near the surface.

for deep fish, anythin more than a foot down, try drawing three under and sight down the arrow and HOLD/ AIM at below the fishes belly.

anyway, a bow is a great thing for a kid! good on you!

[SteveB]

Much faster learning curve to begin shooting with an aiming system of some type and have it become automatic with time.

Also good form when starting is every bit as important with trad bows as with a compound.

[skyhunter]

I bought a Hoyt Dorado takedown recurve a fews years back to play with but added a whisker biscuit, 1 pin sight, and string loop. I shoot it with a release and am reasonably accurate to 25 yards.

The main reason for the purchase was to have a takedown bow as a backup when flying to a hunting destination. This recurve fits inside a small folding case which then goes into my compound bow travel case.

Edited March 1, 2012 by skyhunter

[sweet old bill]

great idea, should do the job.....use the same arrows as well as on your compound bow and you are ready to hunt...