I shoot a Hoyt Xtec set at 79# with Axis 300s. Right before season last year I injured my shoulder and it hurt bad pullin back that much weight but it was RIGHT before season so I did not want to change anything. Well, its still hurting so I am thinking about dropping my poundage back for this upcoming season. I know doing so will change all of my pins, drop speed and energy but how big of impact will it have on the overall performance of the bow? If I do drop it to 70# for the season, will it have any effect on the limbs because of the drasticee change? THe accuracy of the bow? I think I will have to check the spine stiffness on my arrows too.
I would check w/Hoyt to see how far you can back down before any damage may result. As for your shoulder, definitely drop down the poundage and give that thing time to heal, or it never will.
I went from 70 to 60 this past year. The difference exists but it is of very little consequence to my hunting (Eastern whitetail). If I was gonna shoot an elephant, I might re-consider. I am still blowing through most deer I shoot with exapandables to include a good sized Maryland doe. I agree with 'in da woods': check with the manufacturer, verify spine and enjoy the hunt.
I've had multiple shoulder issues and have kept dropping poundage over the years. Right now I'm shooting in the low to mid 50's and consistently have complete pass throughs on large bodied deer.... It's sooo much more enjoyable to shoot too. Allows me to do a lot more shooting than I did in the past.
I shoot a Hoyt that if maxed out would be 70#, I'm currently drawing 58# on it (old shoulders) without any problems. You decide how accurate your bow is. Depending on how low you go your arrow spine may be an issue, however, I've always heard it's best to be on the stiff side when dealing with arrow spine.
That is a LOT of weight to draw. I would say there are a few options. One would be to drop the weight on your bow a little and see if that helps. One thing you should definitely consider of you don't do it already, is to stretch (gently but effectively), to strengthen the smaller stabilizing shoulder muscles (through PT, or a variety of exercises), to gradually and without pain, strengthen your back and triceps. Good luck!
Well, if it's still hurting, you might want to get it checked out. Sounds like you might have created some trigger points (muscle spasms that will not relax). Use your Rhomboids (muscles between the your scaps) and relax your Upper Traps to avoid straining your C2/C5 cervicals. Strengthen your rotator-cuff (Infraspin, Supraspin, Teres Minor, and Subscap) When pulling back on your sting, pull straight back, perpendicular to the ground. Don't point the bow up or down. As far as limb integrity, I wouldn't think that it would create any issues. Your accuracy comes from the arrow length and weight. I would take to your dealer and have them check it out.
I have no idea how your hoyt will handle the drop in poundage but if it's like my bowtech equalizers, it shouldn't be any problem at all. Due to shoulder problems I'm down to 43 lbs on my one bow and 41 lbs on the other. Haven't had any problems killing deer with 43 lbs. Find yourself a decent doctor too. The [crummy] doc I went to told me to stop shooting a regular bow completely. Yeah right. So, I just have a bunch of pain, except for where my arm and hand is tingly and numb.
I'm with you bro, I bought my Justice because it was easy to draw, but it's still 70# max that I have down to about 65#. This setup gives me 52 ft lbs of energy. I now have my heart set on an AlphaMax32, approximating the ammount of KE from this bow I should see an increase from 52 ftlbs up to about 75 ftlbs energy, all the while dropping 20 lbs of draw weight.
