Huntress Posted April 24, 2007 Report Share Posted April 24, 2007 I shoot an old Hoyt (Jennings) target bow set at 45# at 25 inches. It's fairly quiet and shoots really flat...at 15 yards...lol... I just started shooting it (switching from a recurve to compound) so I'm not very comfortable shooting over 10 yards. I know that sounds rediculous, but I'm starting to shoot from 20 in the yard. My question is: Will my bow be effective at 20 yards or 30 yards? I don't think I'd ever be comfortable shooting over 30 yards, even if I had the proper equipment. I am hoping that by fall I can crank my bow up to 55# ( I think it goes that high, but it might only go to 50#) Thanks, Marijane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VTbowman Posted April 24, 2007 Report Share Posted April 24, 2007 Well I know many 45# recurves and long bows have killed deer up to, and beyond, 20 yards. I am sure a well placed shot off your compound will do the same. Given you have the right arrow and the bows is tuned well. You will be surprized how easily your bow and accuracy will come into play after even a short time of practice. Dont sell youyrself short. I dont shoot over 30 yards on game myself but practice well beyond it. What is your equipment? Rest, sight, arrow stats, etc...???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted April 24, 2007 Report Share Posted April 24, 2007 It will sure do the job with a well placed shot like the rest of us. A close friend of mine took his son opening day of bow season last year and killed a 4 1/2 year old buck and he wasn't pulling that much poundage. Also a good friend of mine that has shoulder problems only pulls 51# with his Martin compound and he zips through deer most of the time with his setup. Like VTbowman said, even after a short time of practice your accuracy will come around. Keep practicing though because you want everything to be automatic when it comes to shooting something with hair on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straight Shooter Posted April 24, 2007 Report Share Posted April 24, 2007 MJ....you'll be just fine and your doing great limiting yourself all ready on a max. yardage your going to shoot. The bow you have will be sufficiant enough in taking a deer, it doesn't require a lot of energy to get a pass through on one. You just keep practicing out to 20 yards and you'll do great, if your set up right, you'll have shot at 15 yards and under. I would try and practice a little at 25 or 30 yards though, this will make those 20 and unders seem like a piece of cake. Also, don't try and crank up the poundage onthe bow for fear of not shooting through a deer. More poundageon a bow before you ready for it will cause more harm than good. It'll primarily stat causing you to develp bad habits and it'll be harder to draw after sitting there on stand for a few hours. Just keep doing what your doing and you'll be fine. Best of luck to you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkeygirl Posted April 26, 2007 Report Share Posted April 26, 2007 It'll do the job! The old bow I used before my new one, was set around 45 lbs and 26" DL...took a doe @ 20 yards. My new Hoyt is 26" DL and around 45/46lbs which I hope to increase and I took 2 deer this past season, both pass throughs...one at about 12-15 yards, the other about 20. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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