r/Archery • u/Parking-Permit9208 • 13h ago
I got more questions Newbie Question
I hope y’all don’t get sick of me.
Got remeasured and sure enough, draw length he got was 23” for me. From what I have read here and other places, I would ± about 2.5 lbs per inch. You guys typically suggest that someone who has not a lot of experience start between 20-25lbs. If I were to go for a recurve for 40lbs at 28”, that would have me at 27.5, which is just a smidge above. Would this be fine? I’m 5’3” male and 190lbs (working on it being lower, trust me I’m upset about it)
I love the look of recurves and just the simplicity behind it. Plus since I want my wife to shoot along side me in this hobby, and we are nerds who love renfairs.
I am wondering what pros and cons of going for proprietary limbs over ILF would be. I have been looking at the mandarin duck black hunter for years, but it seems like people are also looking at bows from amazon that just go by black hunter. Would it be better to go for the name brand in this case?
If I were to also want to go for compounds, would it be better to have it set at the initial draw weight be in the 25lb range or aim for the let off to be at the 25lb range?
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u/GalileoPotato 12h ago
That wouldn't be fine. Go lower. 27# doesn't sound like a lot, but it is for the set of muscles, tendons, and ligaments involved for archery in the order that they activate, especially if you're new to it or have not trained for it.
Besides, it's 27# on paper.. you haven't actually measured the poundage of the bow at your draw length. You don't want to be surprised when it turns out to be more or less. Then, you'll risk being discouraged to continue because it will be too heavy.
Other people can chime in better than me for the other parts of your question. Good luck 👍