Dropped Poundage....Evo = WOW

[Crow Terminator]

I got my Evo several months ago with 70 pound limbs and have been shooting it pretty good. My big problem was that I couldn't find an arrow combination that shot good for 3D Archery, that was also ASA speed limit legal.

Long story short, I decided I would drop back to a lower poundage set of limbs and also get all black limbs instead of camo ones. I'm now shooting 55 pounds instead of 70....and simply couldn't believe how much smoother this bow is and how fun it is to shoot. I will NOT own another 70 pound bow. No need in them.

Just for kicks and giggles the archery tech wanted to see what an Evo would do at 55 lbs and 28.5 inch draw with a "close to IBO" arrow. The closest he had was a 300 grain arrow...which is still heavier than 5 grains per pound per 55 lbs that I'm shooting. Even still...when shot through the chrony, I looked at him and he looked at me and we both done a double take. 317 FPS with a 300 grain arrow on 55 lbs, 28.5 inch draw. And 281 fps ASA legal with a 391 grain arrow. Not the fastest in the world but deadly and a pleasure to shoot. It was great before but now it's smooth as hot butter.

 

[Boone 58]

:cool:

 

[BowGuy84]

I agree CT. I have the Axe 6 in 60#. Killed about 12 deer with it and it will stack them out to 70 yards.

I doubt I'll have a 70# again either. It is silky smooth to draw and almost no hump. I agree no need for 70# on deer.

 

[Crow Terminator]

Believe it or not, the Omen Pro with 50# limbs is smoother than most any bow I've shot...and faster than most 70# bows.

The bad part is...the Evo didn't last long for me. I just got back in an 82nd Airborne...blacked out. Also in 60# :) Gonna shoot it on 55# as well. Much more forgiving 3D bow and 65% letoff too...makes it easier to shoot 3Ds

 

[ShaneHallum]

I've been doing the same thing. Theres' not really a need to shoot a 70lb bow anymore.

 

[jb3]

Never saw a need in 70lb bow. Been shooting mine at 63-64 lbs the past 10 years. Last time I chrono'd it (when I bought it), it was shooting, I think, about 270 fps. It's not the fastest, but it sure is quiet. Hardly makes a sound.

 

[BowGuy84]

I dropped the 3d thing when I sold my pro elite. I strictly shoot a few to hunt now. I was at 65# then and it was too much. I had to shoot really weighted arrows to get ASA speed(mostly what I shot) Can't imagine with todays bows.

Course, if it was IBO the speed might be a blessing with the grain weight thing, but anything much over 300 takes a lot of the guess work out of 3d. Just can you hold on an unmarked spot or know how to set your sites to shoot off a misplaced nock.

 

[Crow Terminator]

I'm not so sure the speed thing makes as big of a difference as people think it does. There are classes at the local shoots now that cater to just about any bow setup and there is one class that is sort of a "bring what you want and shoot" class with no speed restrictions and such. Their scores are no higher than the shooters that shoot from the same stakes with ASA speed restrictions and unknown distances.

I agree though, with today's bows it is hard to get them slowed down to ASA specs. With the target bow I just got, I am going to be working with it to get it in the 280s actually....it's a 50# draw weight Prestige. My software says the more popular shafts are going to put it in the 260s...which if it shoots well in the 260s I don't care.

 

[BowGuy84]

Somewhere inside of 40 yards I believe it makes a huge difference...after that they all get a little loop to them.

The IBO center 11 (or 12 I don't know what it is anymore) makes a big difference too.

ASA 12 is tough.

Point remains you don't need poundage to score/get speed on 3ds or kill

 

[Radar]

I bought a PSE Dream Season 7 with 60 lb limbs a few years ago from a friend for a back up bow and it became my favorite bow . The draw cycle felt great a 60 lbs and I shot well with it , until I split a limb recently . I'm not sure I'm going to get new limbs , I think I will just retire the bow and get another PSE . I like the specs on the Vendetta XL .

 

[93civEJ1]

so what pound speed does someone need to get good knockdown power on a whitetail in the SE? or better yet,pass throughs? My bow earlier was set on 57 and i had em crank her down two turns to now about 63 to 64 pounds.

 

[Bowdacious]

I'm not so sure the speed thing makes as big of a difference as people think it does. There are classes at the local shoots now that cater to just about any bow setup and there is one class that is sort of a "bring what you want and shoot" class with no speed restrictions and such. Their scores are no higher than the shooters that shoot from the same stakes with ASA speed restrictions and unknown distances.

I agree though, with today's bows it is hard to get them slowed down to ASA specs. With the target bow I just got, I am going to be working with it to get it in the 280s actually....it's a 50# draw weight Prestige. My software says the more popular shafts are going to put it in the 260s...which if it shoots well in the 260s I don't care.

Are they heavy 50's or do they bottom out at 50?

 

[Boone 58]

:cool:

 

[smyrnagc]

Where is a good place in the Nashville/Middle TN area to take my Mathews and get it measured for what the # is? I am heading into shoulder surgery and want to get mine set at 60#s (maybe 55).

Thanks

 

[Radar]

Where is a good place in the Nashville/Middle TN area to take my Mathews and get it measured for what the # is? I am heading into shoulder surgery and want to get mine set at 60#s (maybe 55).

Thanks

You can set the poundage at a comfortable draw weight yourself , by backing out each limb bolt an equal amount of turns .

 

[TNDeerGuy]

Where is a good place in the Nashville/Middle TN area to take my Mathews and get it measured for what the # is? I am heading into shoulder surgery and want to get mine set at 60#s (maybe 55).

Thanks

You can set the poundage at a comfortable draw weight yourself , by backing out each limb bolt an equal amount of turns .

On a Mathews, you can approximate it very close by 1 turn is equal to 2-2 1/2 lbs. Just don't back it out over 5 turns, which is the maximum, on each bolt on a Mathews.

 

[smyrnagc]

Where is a good place in the Nashville/Middle TN area to take my Mathews and get it measured for what the # is? I am heading into shoulder surgery and want to get mine set at 60#s (maybe 55).

Thanks

You can set the poundage at a comfortable draw weight yourself , by backing out each limb bolt an equal amount of turns .

On a Mathews, you can approximate it very close by 1 turn is equal to 2-2 1/2 lbs. Just don't back it out over 5 turns, which is the maximum, on each bolt on a Mathews.

I knew I could do this and have done it but wanted to get it measured to know exactly what the poundage is.