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wanabehunter:
Ive recently been Thinking about high draw weight bows and the difference in how you aim when shooting say a 45lb bow and a  70lb+ bow.. Howard hill believed that higher draw weight is better for accuracy, byron furgeson shoots a 73lb long bow and I was watching another  video of a archer (unknown) doing many of the trick shots byron does with a 73 and a 77lb bow.... so does using a heavier weight longbow make it easier to be accurate in some way? any ideas?

Justin Snyder:
I believe there is a point of diminishing return by using heavy bows.  It is only more accurate if you can handle it comfortably.  I think it is because the extra weight acts like a stabilizer to your arms. The extra pull locks your draw into alignment and you cannot pull it to the side because those muscles aren't that strong. Having said that you can see how a bow to heavy that makes your arms shake just trying to pull it back would counter any possible help. 

Pat B:
For the average shooter a stronger bow would be detrimental to their shooting. If you start with a lighter bow and gradually work your way up to a heavy bow, getting your muscles developed and you can maintain proper form them you might do OK. Using a longer bow will aid accuracy because a longer bow is more stable.
   Your best bet to get more accurate is to shoot every day and concentrate of each shot. That is how Howard Hill, Byron Ferguson and the others got so good with a heavy bow.  I would rather be accurate with a 45# bow than try and struggle with a heavy bow.    Pat

Badbill:
I used to shoot a 65 lb. compound bow (forgive me, I've since repented) O:).  When I'd be holding at the let off I noticed that I'd move my hand around and kind of play with aiming.  When I used a 62 lb. straight back I was more accurate because I was using a lot more energy to hold the bow still at full draw.  I just didn't have the strength at that weight to move it around.  I can pull and shoot at 75 lbs., yet at that weight my accuracy starts to slip away because I'm then expending a lot of my strength to just hold the string back.  I think finding a happy medium is the key to finding a balance between accuracy and higher weight. I personally would like to be able to shoot a 85 lb. bow, so I figure I better be able to pull a 100 lb. bow back. That is a lot of weight.

Hillbilly:
In general you'll be more accurate with a bow that you can handle and that isn't making veins pop out on your forehead when you pull it back. There are accuracy advantages to heavier bows, such as a flatter trajectory and a crisper release, but you have to be able to handle the bow consistantly.

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