How long at full draw?

[rjtkdplus]

Not as long as I want to be able to, I'm good for 1 minute right now.

[Drycreek3189]

Until my arms get tired .........

[Loneaggie]

Long enough

[curtintex]

Until I'm done

[Burnadell]

I have never timed it, but that is one reason I cranked my bow down from the high 70's down to 68.

[rocky]

With my compound bow several minutes, but with my recurve at 60lbs right at a minute and a half.

[howabouttheiris]

I could not hold on target for very long.... but because of eye fatigue.

I often draw with my head up away from the bow (from the diagonal corner in a blind) and can hold there for at least 2 minutes before raising the bow, aiming, and firing.

Could do it longer last year, but went from 55 to 65lbs and it is considerable harder.

[Rat]

6 to 10 seconds is normal shot sequence, after 12 I let down and start over.

I've never tried to see how long I can hold on target, or an animal, but I know I've held longer than my normal shot sequence allows on animals; my shot sequence is very regimented.

I'm not sure I would work too extend my hold time; I would rather practice the discipline of waiting for the perfect moment to draw and execute the shot, rather than trying to draw and hold. One is more likely to result in a missed shot opportunity, but the other is more likely to result in a bad shot on target.

[critter69]

Don't know how long I hold at full draw, but my boys are always giving me crap that I hold forever. And the longest I have ever held. not sure either but at least twice to three times longer then a normal "shot". I always shot Mathews and it was tuff to hold at what I consider my normal hold. Now that I shoot an obsession, holding seems a lot more comfortable, seems like I can hold a long time, with out much effort.

[Greyman]

With an 85% let off on a 70lb compound bow, holding just 10.5lbs should not be hard at all for an (extended) period of time. Say: 30sec to 1.5min. IMO but maybe that's just me.

[Fishndude]

Long enough to miss.

[rocky]

With my compound bow several minutes, but with my recurve at 60lbs right at a minute and a half.

With an 85% let off on a 70lb compound bow, holding just 10.5lbs should not be hard at all for an (extended) period of time. Say: 30sec to 1.5min. IMO but maybe that's just me.

Can you really hold your 60 lb recurve at full draw for 90 seconds?

[sweetinlow660]

With my compound bow several minutes, but with my recurve at 60lbs right at a minute and a half.

Cmon now

[GtownBowhunter]

I would like to see how accurate the shots are after holding for "several minutes" not saying it's impossible. I just don't see every guy on the GS being accurate after holding that long. I'm not ashamed to say that I wouldn't be comfortable with anything over a minute. If I had to hold for several minutes to avoid being spotted I would, but by no means would I be taking a shot. I would let down regroup and then take the shot. I think that would only be fair to the animal to give them a quick and humane death.

[JHarrell89]

It seems like my doe I shot this year I held for a while...but I wasn't worried about holding