Not sure 100% but if I were to guess an average for compound bows it would be more likely between 55#-65# on average.
Not sure what average is.. shoot a poundage you can handle easily to begin with and work your way up. I shoot 50# now but shot 71# in my younger days for larger game.. Depends on what you want to do, 40-50# is plenty. Chris
i am referring to recurve bows. i have been shooting compounds for 7 years on and off. now as im getting older (29) i have been shooting a lot almost daily. i took the plunge into traditional archery and bought a samick sage. shooting 35 lbs is a breeze but after a long session of close to 100 shots my bow shoulder is getting pretty sore. I have shot 45 lbs for a day and got the shakes while holding at anchor after about 30 - 40 shots.. i have torn both rotator cuffs ten years ago in a motorcycle accident and im feeling it today. in the future i want to order a bow for hunting and im just wondering what the average is for a hunting recurve bow. obviously everyone is different but im sure if you ask an archery store what they sell the most they would say 40-50lbs. so is that the average? I want to put together an ILF bow system where i can buy one good riser and have several different limb sets. one for hunting lets say at 45 to 50 lbs and another for 3D and practice at 35-40lbs in ontario to hunt deer you must use a min of 40lbs to hunt bear/elk/moose you must use a min of 50lbs I will be primarily hunting deer with the odd bear. should i get a 45lbs limb set? i believe with ILF systems you can add 10% to the poundage by tightening the limb bolts which would bring me up to 49.5 lbs which os legal for bear. what would you guys do?
My answer was for traditional equipment. I been shooting a bow for over 40 yrs and at 62 still shoot 50-55#. Aren't extra limbs pretty reasonably priced for your Sage? Might be a inexpensive way of working up in poundage. Chris
limbs are priced good for the sage. i have a 35lbs set and a 45 lbs set i have borrowed from a friend.
