Hey fellas, my girlfriend decided a week or so ago that she wants me to teach her to bow hunt and go with me. (Which is awsome to me) so I started checkin around and I found and bought a Mathews ignition. It only goes up to 40 lbs and that's what it's set to now. Which is perfect for her. She's never shot befor this and the low weight was just right at least till she builds up her draw muscles. But since she's started shooting and is actually doin real well, she is dieing for deer season to roll around. My question is, "is this 40 lb bow gonna do that trick and be enough?" I know that I won't work so far as a shoulder blade shot but I'm wondering about a good double lung shot or even if she slips on in on tha pump station is it enough? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
40# is plenty (always double check your state's regulations). Stay away from large expandables. I'd recommend a fixed blade for best results.
Yep my buddy's girlfriend shot one last year with just around 40# pull and NAP hell raisers did the job just fine. I agree stick with fixed blades, Best of luck!
Definitely adequate, and like everyone else has already mentioned stay away from mechanical bhs and get her some fixed blades. I wish her luck!
Yeah fixed blades and a semi modern bow at 40# is light years ahead of what 40lbs used to be. Just have to remember that the range is limited.
Use cut on contact heads like a magnus stinger buzzcut (use bleeders) and feathers for the best chance for a complete passthrough and she should be fine. My son had 2 pass throughs at 38# and 40#. He even had a draw length at the time of 23 and 24"
Like Fitz said check the laws in your state. In Ca. Your bow must be able to shoot a hunting arrow a minimum distance to be legal for big game.
Get a solid fixed head with a heavier arrow and that will do just fine. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
How old was your son when he could pull that weight? Mine is 7 and I've been thinking about his next bow.
More correct would be how old was he when I LET him pull that weight. I kept him on a light setup (20#) until he was around 10 so he could work on form and technique without developing bad habits. Between 10 and 11 he made the gradual move to 40#. After he got a complete passthrough with that setup, I backed it off to 38# the next year because he liked it more.
40 lb. bows today are as efficient as the 50+ lb. bows I used when I was a kid. Even back then 40 lbs. seemed to be the acceptable starting point. My dad used to remark about a woman at the archery shop back then who regularly shot deer using a 30 lb. bow and if you asked her the key to it was always shot selection and shot placement along with a very sharp cut on contact broadhead. Key thing is to limit her range at shooting at an animal and teach her what shot selection and placement is all about. IMO at 40 lbs. she probably shouldn't be shooting at deer beyond 25 yards if she is proficient out to that distance. Even less if not. Oh and it wouldn't hurt to have that talk with her about losing an animal before she hunts as we all know that can happen.
40# should be good with the correct arrows. I took two deer last year using at 47# 1980s Darton SL50!
My girlfriend will be shooting a hoyt ignite set to about 42# at 25". I'm confident she will have no problem taking down a deer. We will both be using carbon express XT 4 broad heads.
40 lbs will definitely do it, just make sure she practices longer shots (60+) because there will be more of an arc in the arrows flight path but it is still just as deadly. I've shot two deer with 40 lbs, everyone always wants to bump up in weight because they think it is better or tougher but it's best to stay with what is comfortable to you. No body should be straining to pull back their bow and you can get many more practice shots when it is at a weight that is comfortable for her Good luck, great to see chicks getting out there!
I was shooting 45lbs last year but will be letting off this year due to a cranky shoulder. My new bow is currently set at 42lbs but I haven't pulled it back since my shoulder injury.
