^^^ No kidding guys. First, what the heck do any of you care how high of pounds the dude can pull? Other than in regards to spine, it has nothing to do with anything. I was 16 years old and pulling 75# during summer 3D tourneys (and WINNING,) then dialing it back to 70 for hunting. My old man pulled 80lbs until he was into his late 40s. I just switched to my left "weak" side 1 month ago and I'm cruising @ 70lbs. Just b/c you can't do it doesn't mean others shouldn't. I'd never think to bag on a guy for "only" pulling 55#, even though I could do that when I was 12.
It drives me nuts when guys have to get on someone for shooting "high" poundage. I think most of the guys that do this have trouble shooting 60 lbs and are jealous, not that they'd ever admit it.
Lol, it's kind of funny...but it's okay...I don't think anyone was getting too out of reason about the poundage. I have known a lot of guys over the years that got into archery to show off more than anything else and would inevitably go buy the most expensive bow and equipment he could get and set it (or have it set) about three times what he should be trying to shoot poundage wise. I'm sure it's easy to make that assumption of me even though it's not the case. No one here knows me personally and I'm not going to go to the trouble of making a video and posting it to show me in a target session easily drawing this bow 30 times to prove a point. So folks can think what they want. It's easy to concede the point that a 77+ pound draw weight is ludacris or absurd....to kill a whitetail deer or about anything else that breathes for that matter. I killed more deer than I can recall with a 60# bow when I was a young teen and had no problems with pass throughs or even shoulder penetration (opposite shoulder). I saw a chart the other day about KE needed for various game and event the worlds toughest game like water buffalo only needed I think it was 65ft.lbs and this bow is probably around 86 at 301FPS (edited after rechecking calculator http://utopiaprogramming.com/ke/KineticEnergy.html#) with 100grn broadhead. SO yes I concede the point my draw weight is unnecissary, I use it because I can and I plan on undertaking some pretty serious big game in the future so I just as well use my tools available. Okay back on point.... I agree that adjusting sights is a waste of time, that's not tuning a bow thats comphensation. I adjusted my rest to the left and it helped a great deal but I still couldn't zero my broadheads with my field points. I did manage to get both to a point where they aren't nearly as far apart as before and they maintain their hit points on the horizontal plane during walk back. The field points hit left of the mark and the broadheads I had hitting bullseye back to 40 yards (just stopped there). Arrows fly straight with no strange angles and all groups are perfectly parallel with each other. I think this pretty much rules out anything but the spine issue. I'm not going to bother turning my bow down, I'm satisfied at this point I have all the adjustments spot on and it's just the deviation in the spine strength from broadheads pitching the BH arrows right now that I achieved consistent impacts. Yesterday they got further off the mark the further back I went so I think I had two problems overlapping. I'll get some stiffer spined arrows and see what happens. Thanks for the help and pointers and even the critisizms.
If its only a couple inches, 1 turn of your limb bolts might do it, and it'd be a hell of a lot more simple, and cheaper fix than buying all new arrows.
That's okay, I have to take my bow back in a week or so for an after breakin checkup and the color kit as well as a new set of sightpins since my fiber optic chords came loose on two pins. I'll have the shop make me one arrow and I'll use one of my broadheads and shoot it there to see what happens. If it cures the problem then I'll get an extra dozen arrows of the 300's and tha tway I'll be safe even if at some point I want to tune it back up to 80#...dare I say that here, lol. I have to say I felt great today shooting, I may be sore tomorrow or something but the bow drew smooth and even and my arm felt great, could hold the bow at full draw for I don't know how long I didn't test myself but felt like I could have held it forever. The first couple days was a little rough from not shooting in a long time but I think I got the rust shook off (mostly). Thanks for you're help! Now I gotta ask...what the hell animal did you shoot with 230" of antler????!!!!!! I'm in serious need of a pic of that beast!!!!!!! Haha, I read that in your sig and now the curiosity is killing me. Congrats by the way!
Lol, Well I wish he had 230" of bone, but he was actually 180" (points) and I shot a doe (50 points), so per the contest rules I contributed 230pts to my teams score and got to be part of the "200 pt club", which really means nothing! Lol
Oh haha, okay well you should be ashamed of shooting those little fellers, lol. Congratulations on downing a real monster, he was a beast! Extremely beautiful, thanks for posting those pics...it's an honor just to see pics of an animal like that.
I definitely think you are on the right track thinking you're underspined. The broad heads and distance will magnify it.
I remember when I saw the pictures of that deer i was floored! The muley Looking rack had me drooling. Still makes me happy lookin at it!
