Important things to look for in compound bows

[william1972]

Compound bows have many different moving parts and limbs, cams and strings each play a part in making a getting the most out of it. However, as these parts are tested over and over by the manufacturers, as a beginner, you can look at these things instead which will be much more important to you as you start;

Draw length: The draw length is the distance between the bow and the pulling arm. This is an important measure as compound bows will only draw back to a certain distance although it is adjustable within a certain limit. A lot of people fail to get the draw length right. To measure your draw length, you should measure your arm span from tip to tip, with your arms held out and divide this number by 2.5. This is the draw length you need your bow to be, and in a lot of cases it usually matches your height.

Draw Weight: It is just as important to get the correct draw weight. This is a measure of how much force you will need to apply to each shot to reach the optimum shooting stance. If you have the weight too high, you will need to put in much more effort than you should be and will quickly become tired and your shots will not be accurate.

As a general rule of thumb, for recreational archery and target practice you should aim for 75% of your strength level. As a general rule of thumb you can approximate your draw weight by taking your weight in pounds and divide it by 2.5. Please bear in mind that as people are different this may be slightly off. If you are unsure, check with your local archery store.

IBO speed:The IBO speed is a measurement of the bows speed, in feet per second (fps). The IBO speed is taken as a measure with a 350gram arrow, 30″ long at a 70lb draw weight. You may find you have trouble reaching the IBO speed if your setup is different to this the measure is constant across different bows so it is a good indicator.

[L.O.S.T.Arrow]

Welcome to the forum... ...heck of a first post...
...just to note that the IBO arrow should weigh in Grains not grams...350Grs
A 350 gram arrow would weigh 5401.325423529501 grains...lol

Neil

[jlgsgw]

Must of missed the question all I see is an answer lol

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[HoytCRX32]

Originally Posted by william1972

Compound bows have many different moving parts and limbs, cams and strings each play a part in making a getting the most out of it. However, as these parts are tested over and over by the manufacturers, as a beginner, you can look at these things instead which will be much more important to you as you start;

Draw length: The draw length is the distance between the bow and the pulling arm. This is an important measure as compound bows will only draw back to a certain distance although it is adjustable within a certain limit. A lot of people fail to get the draw length right. To measure your draw length, you should measure your arm span from tip to tip, with your arms held out and divide this number by 2.5. This is the draw length you need your bow to be, and in a lot of cases it usually matches your height.

Draw Weight: It is just as important to get the correct draw weight. This is a measure of how much force you will need to apply to each shot to reach the optimum shooting stance. If you have the weight too high, you will need to put in much more effort than you should be and will quickly become tired and your shots will not be accurate.

As a general rule of thumb, for recreational archery and target practice you should aim for 75% of your strength level. As a general rule of thumb you can approximate your draw weight by taking your weight in pounds and divide it by 2.5. Please bear in mind that as people are different this may be slightly off. If you are unsure, check with your local archery store.

IBO speed:The IBO speed is a measurement of the bows speed, in feet per second (fps). The IBO speed is taken as a measure with a 350gram arrow, 30″ long at a 70lb draw weight. You may find you have trouble reaching the IBO speed if your setup is different to this the measure is constant across different bows so it is a good indicator.

This is your first post??? You may be surprised to know that many of us have compound bows. Anyway, thanks for the lesson

[albertabighorn]

Originally Posted by HoytCRX32

This is your first post??? You may be surprised to know that many of us have compound bows. Anyway, thanks for the lesson

LoL

[Lefty-Canuck]

Embedded SPAM link....

LC

[mathews z7]

Lol

[albertabighorn]

At least it contains info rather than a Trolling post...

[kujoseto]

Originally Posted by Lefty-Canuck

Embedded SPAM link....

LC

If this is the case then this thread should be deleted and someone should go to banned camp

[jcrayford]

Originally Posted by albertabighorn

At least it contains info rather than a Trolling post...

Might contain info, but it's seriously WRONG info....

As a general rule of thumb, for recreational archery and target practice you should aim for 75% of your strength level. As a general rule of thumb you can approximate your draw weight by taking your weight in pounds and divide it by 2.5. Please bear in mind that as people are different this may be slightly off. If you are unsure, check with your local archery store.

^by stating this, weighing in at 260# I should be able to pull 104# ? Seriously? I think I'm doing just fine pulling my 70# thank you....

J.

[HoytCRX32]

Originally Posted by jcrayford

Might contain info, but it's seriously WRONG info....



^by stating this, weighing in at 260# I should be able to pull 104# ? Seriously? I think I'm doing just fine pulling my 70# thank you....

J.

Quote Monty Python
"Luxury"
I'd kill to be able to pull 70# you lucky !@#$#@
Getting old and happy to be at 57#

[jlgsgw]

Originally Posted by jcrayford

Might contain info, but it's seriously WRONG info....



^by stating this, weighing in at 260# I should be able to pull 104# ? Seriously? I think I'm doing just fine pulling my 70# thank you....

J.

Yeah I'd be at 85 #'s according to that math.... custom bow? Lol

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[jcrayford]

Originally Posted by jlgsgw

Yeah I'd be at 85 #'s according to that math.... custom bow? Lol

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Ha! Never mind being able to pull 85#..... I'd rather be down at your body weight jlgsgw....

Perhaps I should consider being in a different shape than round....

J.

[jlgsgw]

Originally Posted by jcrayford

Ha! Never mind being able to pull 85#..... I'd rather be down at your body weight jlgsgw....

Perhaps I should consider being in a different shape than round....

J.

Yeah, I can pull 80 without much issue but I wouldn't want to pull much more than that especially over and over.... unless I can find a 125% let off lol

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[L.O.S.T.Arrow]

YA as mentioned and looking closer I'd advise to ignore the entire post...the 2.5 rule is done with draw length not draw weight and is iffy at best...

lots of bad or confusing advise in there...lol

Neil

[backyard]

might be best just to have this bad info removed

[albertabighorn]

Originally Posted by jcrayford

Might contain info, but it's seriously WRONG info....



^by stating this, weighing in at 260# I should be able to pull 104# ? Seriously? I think I'm doing just fine pulling my 70# thank you....

J.

Im surprised you even bothered to read it lol that was your first mistake