Draw Weight

[J-ROD]

I am currently looking at lowering my draw weight on my bow and was wondering if it would be better to back my #70 bow down to 60 or buy a #60 bow and max it out? What would be the difference in speed? And what are some of the pros and cons?

[Destry]

Buy a 60 lb or see about ordering a set of 60 lb limbs no cons to that

[Destry]

And as far as speed loss, if you stick with the same arrow it should be around 2fps per lb. of draw weight

[Frederick D. Be]

I am currently looking at lowering my draw weight on my bow and was wondering if it would be better to back my #70 bow down to 60 or buy a #60 bow and max it out? What would be the difference in speed? And what are some of the pros and cons?

I have bought a few 60 lb hunting bows and never will again...just will back a 70 lber down from now on. As far as target, I would rather back one down but I do have one at 60 right now.

[10Oaks]

And as far as speed loss, if you stick with the same arrow it should be around 2fps per lb. of draw weight

That sounds like an old wives tale. With new technologies it seems like fps should be higher

[MitchParker]

Unless you've got money to burn - simply back down your 70lb bow down.

[Terry]

Bow is more efficient at peak draw weight. If I were buying, and 60 lbs was my max, that is what I would buy. If you own one that will back off to 60, do that.

[AgBass01]

On the topic of draw weight, will turning mine up move my point of impact?

[thorshammer]

And as far as speed loss, if you stick with the same arrow it should be around 2fps per lb. of draw weight

That sounds like an old wives tale. With new technologies it seems like fps should be higher

He's saying that backing a bow down from 70-60# will yield a 20 fps difference. And he's pretty close to spot on.

Bow is more efficient at peak draw weight. If I were buying, and 60 lbs was my max, that is what I would buy. If you own one that will back off to 60, do that.

^^This, you'll have a more efficient bow at the DW it was designed for, not saying it won't shoot well, just saying it won't be as efficient as it would be with 60# limbs.

[thorshammer]

On the topic of draw weight, will turning mine up move my point of impact?

Yes, you'll notice a higher POI as you increase your DW. Possibly not till you're out past 25-30 yards though.

[AgBass01]

Thanks Thor, I thought it was just me. I turned mine up 2 full turns this morning and had to adjust my sight.

[AgBass01]

Not sure what 2 turns equates to in weight or a FPS gain though.

[Pistol]

I would shoot the 60# limbs. Most of today's speed bows perform better when the limbs are "bottomed out", meaning there is less gap between the limb and the rise inside the limb pocket. There will be less vibration and hand shock.
Most bows, one full turn is roughly equal to one or two pounds of draw weight.

[AgBass01]

Thanks for the info.

[JW]

That sounds like an old wives tale. With new technologies it seems like fps should be higher

It's not.