| Same as anything, work up the poundages gradually (mind you this is do as I say not as I did!). When I started I went from a 34lb recurve to a 44lb longbow. Wasn't too bad as I didn't hold the longbow at full draw for as long. Then I got over-confident and went for a 54 pounder. Big mistake. Shooting went totally to pot, shoulder and neck injuries, huge frustration. In hindsight that bow was not just heavy, but stacked towards full draw, not good; it felt OK at about 26", but my natural draw is 28" and it really did NOT want to go there and said so. I then went back to a different 43 pounder and got it together again. Then that one suddenly lost about 20 yds of cast and got demoted to my indoor bow. My current one is a Bickerstaffe, 53lbs @ 28", feels so smooth to draw that I can actually handle it, although my muscles noticed at first. Wickedly fast too. But if you can reach 100yds with the lower draw weight why go up in poundage? |