Compond Poundage Vs Recurve Poundage

[Patriot-2000]

Humble Pie never tasted so ..... Good. After shooting the Crossbows with my Son at Camp Bullis, We went to Bass Pro. I wanted to see how a #45 -50 Recurve felt compared to a #65 Compound.
Humbled to say the least and Totaly different Movement/Muscle group. So I'll stick to a #35 and target certain muscle groups for a LONG time and by next year I'll be ready for #45-50 Hunting Bow.

[Deb]

Great decision, good for you!

[Bisch]

0% letoff will get you every time when you are first starting out.

Bisch

[Bonbonjovi]

Humble Pie never tasted so ..... Good. After shooting the Crossbows with my Son at Camp Bullis, We went to Bass Pro. I wanted to see how a #45 -50 Recurve felt compared to a #65 Compound.
Humbled to say the least and Totaly different Movement/Muscle group. So I'll stick to a #35 and target certain muscle groups for a LONG time and by next year I'll be ready for #45-50 Hunting Bow.

I was in the same situation you were in last year, until I learned to not try and muscle the bow, but to use leverage down and in front instead of just trying to pull it back like a compound,really a different technique altogether..I do work on the lats at the gym and use the machines with a moveable arm and lower it to the ground and work on pulling the weight up using my body and not just all shoulder....YMMV

[Cottonwood]

When I returned to traditional archery, I was pulling 70# and 80# compound bows with 80% let off. I have traditional bows that range from 32#, 35#, 40#, 42#, 45#, 50#, 55# and 60# and favor my 50# Samick Spikeman of all my recurve and longbows.

[Mike Javi Cooper]

I have a lot of compound shooters who regularly shoot 70lb bows come to the house and they have difficulty reaching full draw with even my 45-50 lb longbows.. That "0%" letoff is a humbling thing..

You are taking the right path, light poundage until you learn the correct form then build slowly to a higher poundage..

[flywise]

great idea and I believe your learning curve will be much shorter as a result.
I started out to heavy(#55) and it took a long while and a lot of shoulder pain to get good enough

[smokin feathers]

Good choice I started too heavy years ago and finally went light and got my shooting where I want it and
MY weight goes up all the time though I like 49-53 depending on the bow but can shoot in the 60's easily now

[Axis FMJ]

i have a lot of compound shooters who regularly shoot 70lb bows come to the house and they have difficulty reaching full draw with even my 45-50 lb longbows.. That "0%" letoff is a humbling thing.. :d

you are taking the right path, light poundage until you learn the correct form then build slowly to a higher poundage..

100%

[bob sarrels]

good on you

[CHRISM]

Yep I shoot a bow that is 52 at my draw and shot my buddies 70lb compound. I bet I wouldn't be able to get it back. Back she came with very little effort he was surprised in the least.