Global Sports: Choosing A Compound Bow

Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Choosing A Compound Bow

By Justin Phillips


When getting started the best way to start is with a compound bow. It has cams on the top and lower limb that makes it easy. The easier to draw the better it is for frequent shooting. The draw weight is the force created to make the draw. The percentage is reduced for draw weight and letoff.

When you draw a bow in your right hand you aim with your right eye. The opposite happens with the left hand and the left eye. People say to use your comfortable eye to aim, and to buy a bow. Of course you know better which bow you should be using, and what is most comfortable. If you close one eye and the other opens by accident, you most likely know which is the dominant eye.

In deciding on a bow, the draw weight is one of the main factors to look at. The minimum draw bodyweight for hunting deer must be 45 lbs. Although you possibly can kill a deer that has a weaker bow, you will end up wounding many that you do not recover. Most bows used in deer hunting have any draw weight of 50-70# and are somewhat adjustable in attract weight. Bows tend for you to shoot best when from maximum draw weight. The major benefit of a higher draw weight bow is the arrow trajectory is flatter. You have to estimate the length to game when looking, and a flatter trajectory makes errors less of the problem. When choosing a bow you must choose one with a draw weight you could draw quickly and smoothly. Also keep in head that a bow that one could easily draw in practice could be too hard to attract smoothly after sitting inside cold in a tree indicate an hour or more. To build up my personal strength for hunting When i set my bow from maximum draw weight for practice then adjust it down 5 lbs . for hunting. This requires changing the sights in the bow.

Bows should also consider their draw length when buying one. A proper draw is based when the lips is fully drawn. Bows have adjustable draw lengths from 28-30 inches. The bow can be damaged if you don't properly release the cables. Make sure to have a tech do this for you if you are not experienced. If you buy new at a store, the expert may help you by setting the bow up for you. You may have to pay a fee. Some stores sell bows at a discount when the hunting season is over.

Unless money is not a consideration I would purchase a used bow to start out. A reasonably nice used bow can often be purchased locally or on E-bay for about $50-$150. This is especially true in the off season. Before you do this though, be sure to try a few bows to find out the draw weight and draw length that suits you best. Also, remember that bows come in right and left hand versions so be sure to get one that is right for you. You can bring a used bow to the technician of a sporting goods store to have it set up for you. They can adjust both the draw weight and draw length over a limited range.




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