How To Change Draw Weight On A Compound Bow

Draw weight is the necessary forcefulness, in pounds, needed to bring the chemical compound bow to full draw. Shooting the proper poundage is very important so that required kinetic energy needed is met without sacrificing proper shooting form.

Before adjusting your  poundage, the limbs may exist "locked" into their current position by locking bolts. These would be located merely beneath the top limb or to a higher place the lesser limb and are screwed into the riser. To adapt the limb bolts, these bolts must be loosened first. After adjustment, they can then once over again exist tightened.

To adjust the draw weight, we have to unload or load more stress (flex) on the limbs; we do that by tightening or loosening the limb bolts.

To raise draw weight to maximum poundage, tighten the limb bolts (clockwise) until both limbs are tight against the riser.

To lower the draw weight we unscrew the limb bolts equally on each limb (counterclockwise).

Safety Precaution: Be careful that you exercise non unscrew the limb bolts passed the bow'southward everyman weight setting. If the limb bolts are unscrewed too much, the limb bolt's threads can come up out of the riser and cause damage to the bow and injure the mechanic.

Every bow's limbs have a specific draw weight rating: 50-60, threescore-70, 70-80, etc. To check to see if a bow is in "spec" (at its specified manufacturer'southward measurements) tighten (clockwise) the limb bolts until the limbs are against the riser. The bow will now be at the maximum poundage and maximum draw weight, ATA measurement, and brace height measurement can exist verified.

To raise describe weight

Tighten the limb bolts until the limbs are tight to the riser.

To lower draw weight

First, raise the drawing weight to its max. Next, unscrew both limb bolts one revolution (360°) and check the poundage on a bow calibration. Repeat this procedure until y'all achieve your desired describe weight. Only attempt to shoot draw weights in the limb's specified range (50-60 lbs, sixty-lxx lbs). If they are not marked, max out the draw weight and your everyman draw weight will be 10 lbs lighter in most cases. When using a bow scale, claw the string to the calibration's hook at the nocking bespeak and pull down on your bow's riser until your bow is at it's "roll over" spot on the cams and await at the scale for its depict weight. Attempt not to roll the cam(due south) over, but if you do, make sure you keep a good grip when raising the bow back up to take it off the scale… it'll effort to take yous for a ride!

How To Find Your Ideal Draw Weight

To notice your ideal poundage, sit downwards on a chair or tailgate of a truck and pull your bow back with your feet off the ground. If you are comfortable with the poundage and can hold full draw comfortably, the poundage is where you demand it. If the poundage seems loftier (it was tough to pull back and concord) lower the draw weight in 2 lb increments until you have found a comfortable draw weight.

Boilerplate draw weights

• Smaller children (45-65 lbs) = ten-20lbs
• Children (65-95 lbs) = 20-35lbs
• Women and boys (95-125 lbs) = 35-45 lbs
• Larger women and boys (125-145 lbs) = 45-55 lbs
• Men (145-175 lbs) = 55-65 lbs
• Muscular men = 60-70 lbs
• Muscular barbarians = lxx-100 lbs

Although these are average drawing weights, it is important to shoot what is comfortable for you. Any attempt to draw more than weight than you should volition upshot in improper archery form and affect accuracy.

Source: https://shootingtime.com/archery/adjust-draw-weight/

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