Bow poundage

[Simon]

Just wondering what poundage people are pulling on their recurve bows, what poundage they started with and how long they took to build up to their current weight.

[Dave]

Started at 34lb last year and still pulling 34lb now - damn my feeble muscles

[*~L~*]

Started on 18lb but after 2years of hard work i've now moved up to 32lb.

[Dave]

*~L~* - 7/4/2005 11:56 AM

Started on 18lb but after 2years of hard work i've now moved up to 32lb.

That's some increase So, if my flawed logic serves me incorrectly, give it another year and I should be pulling close to 68lb - or doesn't it quite work like that

[*~L~*]

Haha, i would like to see what you was pulling in a years time, you never know it might be 68lb

[TJ Mason]

I started on 38# at 28", and have stayed there. It took me a few weeks to get comfortable with this weight. I used isometric exercises to build the necessary strength -- holding the bow at full draw for 3 seconds 10 times, 5 seconds 6 times, 10 seconds 3 times, etc.

Maybe it's time to move up, now that we're back outdoors and shooting some decent distances.

[shawasha]

Started with a club bow, pulling about 24lbs. Bought a second hand Hoyt GM with limbs marked at 30lbs. Then got some limbs marked at 34 lbs. Over a few months I wound the limb pockets of my bow to maximum weight adjustment and my draw weight was measured at about 38lbs which is my present draw weight. It don't arf make me tremble if hold it for too long...... ooh Mrs!

[Dave]

It don't arf make me tremble if hold it for too long...... ooh Mrs!

It's the tremble that adds to the spray effect - people just don't realise what a skill this is

[Shirt]

Beginners course = 18# wooden thing.
Was told that eventually I'd want to be shooting about 38#, so when I went and bought a bow I got 38# limbs. The fact that I had a 31" draw and was drawing to about 44# kinda got forgotten...
Haven't gone below that since, currently shooting 47ish# G3s and loving them (apart from the fact they're so quick my arrows no longer spine properly... )

[Dave]

currently shooting 47ish# G3s and loving them (apart from the fact they're so quick my arrows no longer spine properly... )

Hi Shirt, when you say your arrows don't spine properly what do mean? Are they too weak or too stiff? Just got myself a pair of G3 limbs so I'd just like to know what problems I'm going to encounter.