I currently have a 70lb Mathews creed xs I'm shooting at 65lbs. I'm thinking about lowering the weight around 60lbs because I feel like I could be more consistent and wouldn't have any strain at all during the draw. Is this a good idea?
You can crank it dawn until you get stronger then crank it back up. If by consistent you mean tight groups the speed at higher pounds should help eliminate error during arrow flight.
IMO if you're having trouble with the poundage now, you will definitely have trouble this fall when it's cold and you have been sitting for hours.
Great idea. I started at 65# on my HTR and have since lowered it to 60#. Much easier and I'm still pretty accurate.
If any kind of strain on draw or hold is happening always lower the poundage. I used to shoot 70lbs because I wanted to be like everyone else....but I've long since realized this is not a **** size contest and love that I went to about #63. I can pull the bow at any angle or stance and hold it till the cows come home, drink and go to sleep.
I bet he can even draw it when he is feeling bloated and has cramps. :D In all seriousness though, I don't have mine maxed out either. I haven't put it on a scale yet but I backed it out to find a nice balance between drawing and holding easily and arrow flight with the arrows I already own. If you go from 70 down to 60 then you might need change your arrow length or spine or both. Sent from my Classic using Tapatalk
Strain = bad inconsistent = bad 60 lbs is plenty to kill whitetails. I killed a whole bunch with 40-50 lbs and as low as 32 ft lbs of ke. I was over bowed for many years, that strain has destroyed my shoulder. I now struggle to draw 40lbs and need surgery. Don't strain, it's not worth it.
I've killed a bunch over the years at 60lbs. The pass 3 years I shoot 65-66lb. You won't have any issue killing whitetail at 60lbs. Sent from my XT830C
That is completely false. Higher poundage has nothing to do with accuracy. If that was true all the top target shooters would be shooting 80+ pound bows. But they don't because it's hard to be consistent after hundreds of shots. Try shooting a 1440 round at 80 pounds and let me know how it goes. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
I shot 65lbs all last year but knew I needed to lower it. Brought it down to 62 today and way more accurate now. Actually robinhood my first arrow.... Now I'm one arrow short
I can hit the X out to 50 yards, that's as far as I can go with 3 pins. I can pull sitting down or any angle but it wouldn't hurt if I hit the gym to make it a little easier.
I see hunters all the time that pull too much draw weight. Especially on numerous hunting shows. If you have to bow your back, dip your shoulder or raise the bow in the air to draw it, your draw weight is too much. You should be able to sit, hold your bow in front of you and draw your bow without straining. I can sit on the floor and draw my bows with no problem or strain. Some people have the strength to pull high draw weights with no problem and some don't. Like Ty said, it is not a D*** contest. Seems like their "manhood" is challenged if they aren't pulling 70 lbs. Get it down to a weight that feels comfortbale to you and go with it.
What about keeping the draw weight High. Then a couple weeks before the season. drop it down. The strength you gain from the higher draw weight will transfer to a even easer draw weight at #60
But he may not be learning good form and will cause him not maximize what he may be able to do if he keeps shooting too much Draw weight
