Say that someone shoots a draw weight of 62-64lbs. Would it be more advantageous for that person to get a 70lb bow and lower the weight to 62-64lbs or for that person to buy a 60lb bow and max it out?
I'd rather max one out. I'm no pro so I can't say this is correct technically but it is what I would choose to do.
It may cut more with a slower bow but the range would be farther with the 70, so I don't really know..
I would buy the 70# and drop to 62-64. You can always bump the poundage up once you get use to the pull. If you are maxed out, your maxed out and on to another bow. IMO
Well I think you would/should get the 70lb bow. This will give you at least the option of going the poundage of 60-65 or whatever. IF you had to stop at 60 that's it. Only option from there is to go down. And most people don't like to go down.
He seems deadset on shooting 62 which is plenty for any north American animal. Using some of this advise I should have gotten an 80 pound bow due to me shooting 70 comfortably and move up later. Get the 60 and max it out the bow will perform better! Sent from my SCH-R970 using Tapatalk 4 Beta
I would buy the 70 and lower it.. but that's me. My bow performs perfect when it is not at peak weight.
Next bow I get will be 65# limbs so that I can max out at 67-68. Right now I think im drawing at 65 and its getting easier by the day, im also doing tons of pull ups.
Bows are designed to perform best at peak weight. Id say go with the 60 and max it out. Im guessing you'd end up around 61-63. Thats plenty.
It is true that a bow will shoot a couple fps faster peaked. Negligible at best. The real issue is in draw length. A bow will increase in draw length slightly as you lower poundage. You may need to tweak on strings to get it comfortable. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I317 using Tapatalk 2
Go with 60 and max it out. Generally they will do what others said and will max out at 62/63 anyway. I had the same conundrum as you last year and ended up buying a 70lb bow and turning it down. Well a mild shoulder strain in December and I wasn't shooting anymore. I worked back into it but I did get 60lb limbs this year. Actually am shooting at 55lb now and man what a difference. My shooting is much improved. I always feel like now its better to have more adjustment below you than above you when it comes to weight. In fact my next bow will probably be 50lb. Although I will say I can get away with a little more because of my 31" draw length. But I wouldn't hesitate to hunt anything with North America with my 55lb set up right now.
I shoot around the same poundage, and got a 70# bow to turn it down. I don't think that the old adage of bows performing better @ peak weight holds true with newer bows these days. I don't plan to ever turn mine up all the way.
I think it is totally a preference call. Depends on age and how long you want to have the bow. Someone is there later years of bowhunting might choose to max out a 60#, knowing that in the coming years he can back it off. Visa versa, someone younger might be back off a 70# in hopes of building up strength and turning it up to 70. But I have a 70# shooting 65# and don't see much of a problem. After this season I plan on cranking it all the way up and practicing in the off season with some more poundage.
