jusputtn Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Recurves are usually stamped with a draw weight. At what draw length though? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nyantler Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 (edited) 28" http://www.nyantler-outdoors.com/recurve-bow-hunting.html Edited December 13, 2011 by nyantler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jusputtn Posted December 13, 2011 Author Share Posted December 13, 2011 Thanks. For some reason, that number eluded my Googleing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agross Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jusputtn Posted December 14, 2011 Author Share Posted December 14, 2011 OK, my draw length is about 26". What's the calc for weight reduction? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweet old bill Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 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.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
growalot Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 Thats more than enough to kill a deer...pic is my first bow kill using a 50 yr old 45# Kodiak recurve...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biggamefish Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 I took several deer 3 buck and a doe with a 43lb draw ben person recurve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jusputtn Posted December 14, 2011 Author Share Posted December 14, 2011 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nyantler Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guides ForHire Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 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! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveB Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyhunter Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 (edited) 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweet old bill Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 great idea, should do the job.....use the same arrows as well as on your compound bow and you are ready to hunt... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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