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<blockquote data-quote="J E Custom" data-source="post: 515180" data-attributes="member: 2736"><p>Thanks .</p><p></p><p>But not realy. My friend that shot the re curve at over 80 pounds is still at it and he is 64.</p><p></p><p>I am a fairly large guy at 6'5'' and 290 pounds and still very active in all things that I like.</p><p></p><p>When I started bow hunting ,like everyone else I started with a Jennings Model T set on 60 </p><p>pounds and worked up over the next 30+ years.</p><p></p><p>So If a person shoots a lot and continually adds a couple of pounds each season he will get </p><p>there if he wants to.</p><p></p><p>Like I said , With all of the improvments in archery equipment there is realy no need to</p><p>go to that high of a draw weight but when I started the Allen compound bow (The very first</p><p>compound to be built)had just came out. </p><p></p><p>So I grew up with the compound bows and saw many changes. My favorite bow still has </p><p>wheels (In lieu of cams) and has 30% break over.</p><p></p><p>Some of the old legends (Like Howard hill) could draw in excess of 125 pounds because they </p><p>shot long bows and re curves that exceeded 75 pounds at full draw and the compounds with </p><p>there 30+% break over was easy for them.</p><p></p><p>For Example: if you can hold a long bow at full draw that is 70 pounds then a compound with</p><p>30 % break over can be set at 100 pounds and still be managed because the hold weight will</p><p>be somewhere around 70 pounds.</p><p></p><p>Bow hunting was and still is my favorite sport and will be as long as I can draw a bow or</p><p>a breath.</p><p></p><p>As you can tell I love to talk archery.</p><p></p><p>J E CUSTOM</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="J E Custom, post: 515180, member: 2736"] Thanks . But not realy. My friend that shot the re curve at over 80 pounds is still at it and he is 64. I am a fairly large guy at 6'5'' and 290 pounds and still very active in all things that I like. When I started bow hunting ,like everyone else I started with a Jennings Model T set on 60 pounds and worked up over the next 30+ years. So If a person shoots a lot and continually adds a couple of pounds each season he will get there if he wants to. Like I said , With all of the improvments in archery equipment there is realy no need to go to that high of a draw weight but when I started the Allen compound bow (The very first compound to be built)had just came out. So I grew up with the compound bows and saw many changes. My favorite bow still has wheels (In lieu of cams) and has 30% break over. Some of the old legends (Like Howard hill) could draw in excess of 125 pounds because they shot long bows and re curves that exceeded 75 pounds at full draw and the compounds with there 30+% break over was easy for them. For Example: if you can hold a long bow at full draw that is 70 pounds then a compound with 30 % break over can be set at 100 pounds and still be managed because the hold weight will be somewhere around 70 pounds. Bow hunting was and still is my favorite sport and will be as long as I can draw a bow or a breath. As you can tell I love to talk archery. J E CUSTOM [/QUOTE]
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