All my bows are 60 pound draw except for the Mathews Z7 that is now 40 pound since switching out the limbs. Don't have any issues shooting, just limitation on holding up weight for long periods and not suppose to lift over 5 pounds. You can hear snaps and pops from my spine if I overdue it, then I'm down for days.
Most shoot 40 to just over 50 pound for recurves. But with compound you have them shooting 40-80 pounds. I think pretty much anything over 60 pound is not worth it with the advancement the sport has now. My bows at 60# shoot over 300fps good enough for me.
I am guessing slug speeds compared to a compound
It has to do with the pressure it puts onto my lower spine, disc slips and pinches off my already narrowed spinal column. I then loose feeling in my arms so everything just drops to the ground.
Both the hunting bows weight about 6 pounds fully setup. I tried shooting from the wheelchair I have but it's awkward for me. I do have a ground blind. But now that I have the CHAMP permit I'm allowed to hunt directly out of my vehicle.When i first saw my buds compound i was like "wow they are small compared to my old 90's PSE"...then i picked it up and said "Shit bud....and you walk around and hunt with that?" He laughed and said "Oh fuck no, i walk 300 yards and sit in the tree stand!" Ahahahahaha no shit, true story!
You have to get the correct spined carbon arrows. But also with recurve all the static energy is stored and released at the same time. I'm thinking with your weight/draw shooting a 32 inch arrow that your probably in the 400 spine range. Would have to look at the charts to be more accurate on spine but think I'm pretty close.My old recurve is finicky...she does NOT like carbon arrows...they come out all squirrelly every time....oddly enough aluminum come out or her like darts
