Measuring Draw Weight w/ Draw Board

[f16woody]

I’ve been trying to use my LCA draw board and LCA scale to measure my draw weight when checking draw length and timing. Keep coming up 5-7 pounds lighter than when I draw by hand. Any advice?

 

[Beendare]

I will make a guess....

It might be because you are getting a slow steady pull with the draw board...vs a sharper pull by hand.

What does it matter?

IMO, a draw board is all about getting cam timing dialed...once you have that, you are golden.

 

[Billy Goat]

I haven't had the best experiences with the LCA electronic scale, or really any electronic scale. It varies a good bit based on how fast or slow you pull it back, and sometimes isn't even accurate with a hanging weight, they are upto what, scale #4?


I mostly use spring scales. I have a compact spring scale that I can use on my drawboard that I can check peak and holding with. It's more critical for me to know the holding accurately than the peak, and a hanging spring scale can be sketchy coming off of full draw.