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Upping poundage?

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alanesq:

Basically just make a loop of the rubber strap then put the bow through it and pull the bow with the starp running around the bow and string where the arrow goes
if you pull the strap to your draw length with a spring balance this tells you how much weight the strap will add to your bows draw weight

I did this when trying to figure out what weight bow to order

Tom_Brone:
I always shot with 45-60 pound bows, one day I bought a 100 pound bow, I was able to draw it from the first time. I shoot groups of about 7-8 arrows, for about half an hour to an hour whenever I have the time. I never hurt myself and that 100 pound bow has now become my every day shooter. Before I bought that bow, I held two 50 pound bows in one hand, and tried to draw it as far as I could. For several weeks, drawing the bow every night a couple of times, I didn't see why I would have problems with a 100 pound bow. This is just MY opinion, but don't be intimidated by 100 pound bows.

Tom

D. Tiller:
Just went to 80# from a 60# bow. Not so hard to draw but just about at my limit at full draw. I will stick with this one for a while then up it by 15#'s. Go ahead and build your own bow. It costs a lot less than buying one!

Nick:

--- Quote from: Tom_Brone on November 28, 2008, 05:43:32 pm ---I always shot with 45-60 pound bows, one day I bought a 100 pound bow, I was able to draw it from the first time. I shoot groups of about 7-8 arrows, for about half an hour to an hour whenever I have the time. I never hurt myself and that 100 pound bow has now become my every day shooter. Before I bought that bow, I held two 50 pound bows in one hand, and tried to draw it as far as I could. For several weeks, drawing the bow every night a couple of times, I didn't see why I would have problems with a 100 pound bow. This is just MY opinion, but don't be intimidated by 100 pound bows.

Tom

--- End quote ---

Yeah Tom has got a point. Don't get intimidated by your goal because then your only holding yourself back from achieving it. But I doubt you were drawing two 50lbers before.

alanesq:

my experience is that there will be a weight you can just manage and you may not realise what this is
if you draw a bow 10lbs lighter than this it doesn't seem much easier to draw, but 5lb over and there is no way you can draw it
so working up to this weight goes really quickly and you get the impression its going to be easy to work up to a heavy bow but once you hit this weight then getting past it takes a long time and a lot of hard work

e.g. I went up to 120lbs very quickly but getting to 140 has taken ages and there are still days when I cant get it to full draw now

You have to be careful though as its not just muscle strength you need to build up, your bones/joints  need time to adjust to being put under these stresses.

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