I have been shooting a Bob Lee recurve for a few months and now wanting to buy a long bow. I know a lot of you are "partial" to sarrels bows so I have been looking at them but wanted to get a little insight before I pull the trigger. Do most of y'all that shoot several bows stick within the same poundage for different bows? Thanks
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I want to add something. I think a guy should hunt with the most draw weight he can shoot well. Beyond that, you rdeuce the advantage of having the extra draw weight.
Part of the answer to your question can only be answered by knowing what you want to hunt. If you are only hunting whitetails and like size critters, you can easily make do with 45#. If you want to hunt bigger, tougher animals it would be wise to move up a bit in draw weight!
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it's all a personal preference thing. Some guys like recurves, and some like longbows. The two typically have very different grips and most guys get to liking one style better than the other.
For me there are two main things I dislike about recurves:
1. Longbows go "thud" while recurves go "twang". I just like the sound of a longbow better than a recurve.
2. If you shoot a recurve, you should really use a bow stringer to string/unstring your bow. I HATE bow stringers! I can't keep up with them, and I can't keep knots out of them. You don't need a stringer for a longbow unless it is very heavy poundage.
Bisch
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