I gotta say I’m loving it. I usually could shoot a couple dozen before my groups started falling apart. Seems I can just shoot all I want at this draw and zero fatigue. Plus I don’t feel like I’m in a rush or worried about being pulled off the back wall.
Too funny. I guess I better rethink my groups and everything I thought I knew.
I shoot much better with less holding weight. Said no one ever. I’m sure you’re just looking for approval to shoot less poundage. It will definitely be better for your joints. However you won’t shoot better.
Really? Have you seen what you can do to a string at full draw when you dump 10 pounds off the limbs? Also tune has almost nothing to do with accuracy. The best shooters in the world are all putting high left tears into their bows.
There are a lot of people who shoot better with less holding weight. I understand what you are saying, and why more holding weight can improve accuracy. I shoot 65% on my comp bow. But what works for one doesn't necessarily work for everyone. I prefer a high let off for hunting situations when the need to hold for a long time could make the difference.
Where in the OP’s post did you hear anything about broadhead tuning? Your talking out your ass.
You've been talking out of your ass this entire thread. Do you think he was shooting 78 lbs in the past to go to the Vegas Shoot? Is this not a hunting forum?
It doesn’t. You can group an untuned bow without any issue. Almost every bow in Redding isn’t even close to what you would call tuned. You don’t have the credentials to refute the Dudley material so you’re just trying to switch the discussion to something totally unrelated. I could poll 100 archers that do it for a living and 100 percent of them will tell you that dumping your holding weight via backing out the limbs will do horrible things to accuracy. And if you want to talk about broadheads, try shooting the same hole with a super spongy back wall. Almost impossible to duplicate that shot.
So at 54 years old, my 78 pound bow has finally whipped my butt. I now have tendinitis in my arm. Guess I’m not getting younger.
I went ahead and put 70 pound limbs on and backed it down to sixty, built new arrows and sighted in today.
I can’t say how much I love shooting it at this weight. But my brain keeps trying to creep in with the “gotta at least get back to 70” stuff.
Anyone else fight these ridiculous mind games? I know 60 is plenty, especially since I refuse to shoot past 50 even at 78. I keep reminding myself that trad guys do it with much less and elk are put down with 40 on the regular.
I feel I’m already more accurate at 60 than I was and holding it back, it’s amazing how long it just sits there.
Accuracy is king……… right?
I appreciate that. It’s definitely caught up with me. But the pain is far better today than it was two weeks ago when I backed the limbs out. My shooting is smoother and I don’t feel rushed or concerned about holding for longer. Thanks again
I agree that the best would be to have 60 pound limbs for efficiency. Since starting this journey, my original thought of backing it down till I could build back up has entirely changed. I’ve enjoyed shooting so much that I’m getting three times the practice and that has to be nothing but benefit.
Please allow me to apologize for my ineptitude and failing you. How selfish of me to decide to stop damaging my body and doing what is best for me. I didn’t even consider how that would affect you, and that was terrible of me.
Thank you sir. FYI I also shoot 60 lbs. However it is a 60 lb peak. If you read my earlier statements I stated that 60 lbs would definitely be easier on your joints. I just don't believe in shooting 10 lbs below the limb weight for the reasons I stated earlier. I posted the Dud videos in order to show that I wasn't just being a blow hard. Apparently they don't hold much weight anyways.
