Posted: 6/2/2014 4:15:47 PM EDT
| For first bow purchase would it be better to go with a bow that has room to improve. I have been visiting alot of the area proshops and have been shooting a variety of bows. My current problem is I dont have much strength and can't draw more than about 45-50#. I expect that as i start shooting more I will be able to improve and get my DW up. I was at a shop yesterday and found a 50# Hoyt Charger that was set to arounf 45# and it felt great. I didnt get to shoot any arrows with it as it was a bare bow and they wouldnt put anything on it to test, but draw wise it felt better than any of the others. Im trying to find another Hoyt dealer that may have one setup that I can try. My hesitation with it though is that it only has 5-10# that I could grow with. My GF has an infinite edge that I have shot a few times and it seems like a decent bow. Would I be better off going with the infinite edge or a Bowtech Fuel which would give me a larger room to grow? Any other suggestions on bows I should try out? |
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whats your age, gender and build? I from my experience, I would say that you can expect another 10 lbs DW increase as you start shooting. I started at 52lbs, with the bow adjustable in 50-60lbs range. I am maxed out after a year at 60 lbs and can draw 65 lbs on my friend's bow's without a problem, but feel that 60lbs is all that's needed for any game you will hunt except maybe elk, moose and grizzly, and I don't plan to bow hunt them just yet. not being maxed out will make your form work and draw development much easier. |
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whats your age, gender and build? I from my experience, I would say that you can expect another 10 lbs DW increase as you start shooting. I started at 52lbs, with the bow adjustable in 50-60lbs range. I am maxed out after a year at 60 lbs and can draw 65 lbs on my friend's bow's without a problem, but feel that 60lbs is all that's needed for any game you will hunt except maybe elk, moose and grizzly, and I don't plan to bow hunt them just yet. not being maxed out will make your form work and draw development much easier. 33 male athletic. Im fairly muscular, im a package handler for UPS so I can lift a good amount I just dont have the strength in the back and places needed to draw a bow. I was kind of leaning towards doing the 60# Charger and adjusting it down to 50# to start and work up. |
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I just picked up a new charger a week ago... great bow for the money.
You will not be limited when hunting getting a 50-60 range considering the speed of these bows. Even at 50 they are faster than 70s were a decade or so ago. You just lose a corner off your man card... 
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I used to shoot bows set around 65 lbs draw weight, but with the newer bows, my last bow is a 55-65 and I have it set around 58 lbs. It's nice and relaxing to shoot it and makes drawing easy peezy when cold and tired and in an awkward shooting position like when you're up in a tree.
I also have gotten into making my drawlength a little on the short side. A common pitfall is to focus on arrow speed as the end-all be all and end up with too much draw-weight and too long of drawlength. That will handicap you badly. |
| I bought a used Bear Element at a pawn shop for $100. Set at 55 pounds. I'm slowly upgrading parts on it as the base bow is fine for now. Down the road if I feel like I'm committed to the sport, I'll buy a better bare bow and take the recent upgrades off for the new bow, and reinstall the original arts to keep th Bear as a backup. I picked up a Trophy Ridge Rvolution 2.0 drop rest. Next will be a sight when I have some spare money. The single pin sight is definitely in need of an upgrade. |
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