45 lb longbow, 40 lb or 45 lb recurve. No problem killing what I am shooting at at the ranges that I like to shoot. I used to shoot 80 lb bows when I thought I needed to be a man. Then wisdom took over and I enjoy shooting a whole lot more now 30 years later. So advice, hyped up speed and weight are just that hype. Shoot what is comfortable and is properly tuned and correctly spined arrows.

Good shooting.


"After all, it is not the killing that brings satisfaction; it is the contest of skill and cunning. The true hunter counts his achievement in proportion to the effort involved and the fairness of the sport." Dr. Saxton Pope