Good day all,
So I recently got a AMF Slimline Red Wing Pro bow from an auction site. Put on a new Flemish string on it last night before bed. Manufacturer recommended brace height was 8, but I just wanted to test it out the new string at my preferred setting so current brace height is 8 1/2.
So the issue is the original poundage stated that it was a 50lbs bow. Did not have the standard @28 in draw length, but I assumed that it was that standard draw length.
But using a scale that I verified is accurate, I'm only drawing 40lbs. Which was really surprising! I expected a few lbs droppage due to bow's age, but 10lbs seem a lot and got me worried.
So have I missed something stupid?
-From what I research brace height does not affect weight at all.
-Strings will stretch over time but still would not affect weight.
-The only thing I can think of is that I do not HAVE a 28in DL that I always assumed at the anchor point that I like.
-That it is a mass produce bow so they might of put 50lbs but never verified it. Unless its a custom bow, you usually only see # end with 0 or 5. But a 10lb difference seem excessive.
-I might be over bowing so I'm over extended to compensate for the heavier draw weight. But this should provide MORE lbs and stacking, not less?
BUT if its not user errors (which is very likely). CAN a bow loses THAT much weights in 50 years?
Thank you for any input you can share. As this is only my 2nd one piece wood bow, I don't have a lot of knowledge to go on beside what I can find online.
TO BE CLEAR, I'm not disappointed that its drawing lower lbs. I wanted a bow to be in the general 40-45lbs range for hunting and hoped that the bow naturally lose some lbs due to age. Just that 10lbs seem noticeable? I''m still planning to use it, just wanted to know if there are other aspect that I'm missing.
So I recently got a AMF Slimline Red Wing Pro bow from an auction site. Put on a new Flemish string on it last night before bed. Manufacturer recommended brace height was 8, but I just wanted to test it out the new string at my preferred setting so current brace height is 8 1/2.
So the issue is the original poundage stated that it was a 50lbs bow. Did not have the standard @28 in draw length, but I assumed that it was that standard draw length.
But using a scale that I verified is accurate, I'm only drawing 40lbs. Which was really surprising! I expected a few lbs droppage due to bow's age, but 10lbs seem a lot and got me worried.
So have I missed something stupid?
-From what I research brace height does not affect weight at all.
-Strings will stretch over time but still would not affect weight.
-The only thing I can think of is that I do not HAVE a 28in DL that I always assumed at the anchor point that I like.
-That it is a mass produce bow so they might of put 50lbs but never verified it. Unless its a custom bow, you usually only see # end with 0 or 5. But a 10lb difference seem excessive.
-I might be over bowing so I'm over extended to compensate for the heavier draw weight. But this should provide MORE lbs and stacking, not less?
BUT if its not user errors (which is very likely). CAN a bow loses THAT much weights in 50 years?
Thank you for any input you can share. As this is only my 2nd one piece wood bow, I don't have a lot of knowledge to go on beside what I can find online.
TO BE CLEAR, I'm not disappointed that its drawing lower lbs. I wanted a bow to be in the general 40-45lbs range for hunting and hoped that the bow naturally lose some lbs due to age. Just that 10lbs seem noticeable? I''m still planning to use it, just wanted to know if there are other aspect that I'm missing.
