Questions about poundage and DL

[ShockValue]

Bear with me, I'm a newbie....

If I understand correctly, traditional equipment uses 28" as a base draw length measurement to judge a bows poundage. And you go up or down from that "base" weight depending on your actual draw length. Correct?

Should your dl from a compound be the same as with traditional equipment?

How much does the weight change, plus or minus an inch with the draw length?

[bm22]

Yes most bows are lb. @ 28 in. You generally lose/gain 3 lb. For every inch you draw past 28 in. And no ur draw will be 1 or 2 in less when you go from a compound.

[ShockValue]

Thanks. I shoot 29" dl @ 64# with a compound and recently purchased a 45# Bear Recurve. I'm comfortable with shooting it for an extended time.

My dad is interested in getting a bow to mess around with and he's a little leary of all the "bells and whistles" of the compounds. He saw my recurve and said he'd like to maybe get one.

When I took him to a bow shop, they measured his draw at 27" and he was maxed out pulling 50# on a compound.

So, a 40# recurve would really be in the 34-37# range for him. Just trying to figure out if he'll be comfortable shooting that weight.

[Night Wing]

That generalized rule where one loses draw length coming from a compound to a trad bow isn't carved in granite. I have 30" draw length compound bows and my draw length when anchoring my trad bows is also 30".

[Mike Murphey]

I lose about an 1" on my recurve when I switched from a compound.....For someone just getting in traditional I would suggest between 45-50 lbs..with 45# being better than heavier....Bad habits can come quickly.....

[ShockValue]

I lose about an 1" on my recurve when I switched from a compound.....For someone just getting in traditional I would suggest between 45-50 lbs..with 45# being better than heavier....Bad habits can come quickly.....

That's what I did (45# Bear Kodiak Magnum), but I'm really looking for my Dad a bow now. He's an old fart with a bum shoulder so my concern is that a 40# recurve might even be a strain since he was having to struggle to pull a 50# compound.