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1415:
I currently shoot a 65# longbow without any difficulty, have done for about a year now. My goal is to shoot 100#. Would it be wise to buy a 100# bow and just gradually get used to it? I ask because it's quite a leap in poundage. Thanks.

Nick:
   You know i was thinking of moving to a 90lber now as i can almost shoot my 70lber with ease and just slowly get into it. What i did is asked for a bow that is 80lbs at 30" (my minimum draw, at the ear) and that is 90lbs at 32" (my max draw, well behind the ear). So when i learn to shoot 80lbs i don't need to but a new bow.
   As for jumping to 100lbs from 65lbs, i say don't do it as it will take forever to get into it, you may get frustrated and there is a good chance of hurting yourself. So my advice is make a 15lb jump but certainly not 35lbs, I did this when jumping from a 40lber and man i was mad. Took me six months to be able to draw it let alone easily.

Nick

Bueskytter:
I'm inclined to agree with Nick, though maybe if you tried drawing to the lips, as opposed to the ear, at first then you could ease yourself into it.

alanesq:

What I have done in the past is to put a rubber band around the bow (the sort recurve archers use for training) to up the weight so you can get a better idea of what weight you can manage to draw

adb:

--- Quote from: alanesq on November 26, 2008, 07:09:47 pm ---
What I have done in the past is to put a rubber band around the bow (the sort recurve archers use for training) to up the weight so you can get a better idea of what weight you can manage to draw


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Could you post a pic of this... I can't visualize what you mean.

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