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Did you lower your draw weight

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parkersdad

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I was practicing with my saddle the other day and got to thinking. There is a chance I could get in an awkward position hunting out of a tree saddle. I thought about lowering the poundage on my bow to help if a situation like that arises. Have you guys lowered your weight or found that you did not need to?


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I tend to run a slightly lower weight just for that reason. Even in a regular tree stand I always found myself in strange positions and always found it easier to shoot lower weight to make those shots easier. Another reason for me is I often need to let down and draw several times on a deer when I am filming and the lower weight lets me do that very slowly so I don't get busted. Another thing to consider is all of your shots while hunting are usually taken after you have been sitting awhile and it's cold out. The last thing I want is a bow that is hard to draw in that situation.
 
kohannahfound1 said:
You will fine yourself lowering weight the older you get.I used to shoot 70# in my younger years but now that I’am 72 I find 45# is more my comfort zone with being able to shoot from my Kestral.I have a Crossbow but the darn thing is so heavy that I just don’t use it.
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Still in the saddle at 72, I like your style.
 
At a 27 inch draw length I try to squeeze as much performance out of my bow as I can. I'm sure as I get older and wiser that sentiment may change. Instead of lowering my draw weight I weight train, dumbbell rows work wonders for making a 70 lb bow feel like a 50-60 lb bow. Plus I shoot A LOT (with the exception of these past couple of weeks while my bow is in the shop)
 
My son has outgrown his bow that he rarely shot. He’s shown interest in shooting it lately. Well last night I pulled out my pse and cranked it from 70 down to 50. By the way those 15 turn limb bolts is a little nerve wracking. After about five turns I was waiting for everything to explode every time I turned the bolt. I thought it would push me into switching to a recurve. He still couldn’t draw 50lbs. I drew it a few times and 50 lbs sure felt better than 70. I may go ahead and shoot it like that a couple weeks and see how I like it.
 
I am planning to lower my draw weight this year for one reason - I want to be able to shoot the 2:00 shot by going up and over my tether if I don’t have time to spin around. Right now I don’t have enough leverage in that position to draw my bow.
 
drew13 said:
I am planning to lower my draw weight this year for one reason - I want to be able to shoot the 2:00 shot by going up and over my tether if I don’t have time to spin around. Right now I don’t have enough leverage in that position to draw my bow.
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This is what I am talking about. That is the specific shot that I tried that really took some butt tightening to get my bow back.


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@flinginairos I've seen your videos, you look like your in pretty top notch shape....can you elaborate on poundage..how much lower do you suggest I go....I have been working out to try to get the weak side better but my weak side form still looks like I'm playing "twister with my sister" very awkward.... and shooting 2-3 inches left on everything......of coarse I'm talking about from a saddle....do people still use tree stands LOL?
 
I’ve shot a 70 pound bow for years. Ted Nugent is a nut but swears the newer 30-45 lb bows will kill deer as good as any. 70 lbs isn’t hard for me to draw but 50 is probably much better for me and as effective on deer.
 
I shoot 53# out of my compound (Elite Pure) and 38# to 42# out of my recurves. I can get to full draw and anchor in any contorted position in any temperature. Heavy arrows do the job.

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I shot the same 60lb bow from 16-30yrs old. The 60lb pull seemed so easy, so when I bought a new bow at 30 yrs old I decided to get a big boy 70lb bow. My shoulder did not like it at all. I backed it off and shot it at 63-64 lb pull. After 2 years I sold it and bought a 65lb bow. I like the in between weight. This is first year in saddle so after testing, if it feels like too much I will switch it out with the Mathews Switchweight cam mod to be a 60lb bow. It’s amazing how much 5 lb difference in pull makes.
 
I'm thinking of shooting a 40 lb compound bow this fall due to shoulder issues that have pretty much healed but I want to baby the shoulders this year...The last year I killed a deer with trad was 2016 - have had shoulder issues since then and haven't hunted with trad the last 2 seasons - but I shot a 7 point buck that year with a 40 lb longbow, and not a high performance bow at that....VPA 3 blade went through both sides and he only went about 70 yards...A 40 lb modern compound will have way more energy than that and easy on my shoulders...Not to mention easy to shoot in any position....
 
I never shoot 70 anymore. Fact is deer hunting doesn't require it and your bow should be set at the poundage you shoot best at. During season my bow is set around 60lbs. After season is over I set it back down to 50 and work on fundamentals all year until around August and I put it back up to 60 to prepare for the season.
 
I lowered my draw wight to 55 pounds a long time ago but not to shoot out of my saddle l just shoot better and it's easier on my shoulder. It definitely won't hurt to lower your poundage especially in cold weather.
 
I dropped my down to 50lbs years ago. I missed a doe 20 plus yrs ago because of having to be in a bad position and decided then that I had to change. Remember the Indians used a stick and string. Shot placement and knowing the limits of your equipment will kill more deer than raising your poundage to get more speed
 
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