Just curious. I'll start.

56yo/48#

68 years old, 45# Carroll's, and a 57# Parabow.

30 and I mainly shoot 48#-65#. Most comfortable with 55#

56 just got done pulling my58@28 WindWalker. Was thinking about putting my 70lbs limbs on my bear takedown and re-living my glory day's.

56 yo/50#

30 yo/ draw weight on bow I shoot the most....56#

59 (hanging on to THAT as long as possible!), 50#.

66 yo, 54#

53 yo 60 to 65#

56 yo 55#

29 50-53# 53 mostly

66 with two very bad shoulders. 30 pound Hoyt Excel ILF.

58. My bows range from 47-51

43/25-40#

40 years old. 54-67 pounds. God Bless

67 50#

55y/o 52#-60#

40 and my goto is 56#, the rest range from 37 to 72

60 years young. 35-45-46-50-53-57. Righty, split finger, right shoulder full thickness rotator cuff tear cleaned out in 2003. Continue to lift weights. TMI, I know. Just want guys who are hurting to know it is possible to improve with correct rehab and hard work .

66 yrs; 47#. Jawge

46 yo, hunt with bows 53-82#@29", but much more frequently with those 53-63#.

44yrs 65#

51, with my favorite poundage being 65 to low 70's.

53 in 3 months. 45#-56#...50# is ideal

61 yrs and 50# bow weight at my draw

can pull more , but find no need to do so, just find 50# to be a very comfortable weight and still give me a crisp release

Will be 60... 8 18 14...52# hunting....42-47 3 D

50 1/2 yro 43#-55#

57 yo, and currently shoot from 65# to 70#, but I drag out the heavy weight bows occasionally that range from 80# to 98#.

Rick

As I've stated before...... people should add their body weight, because that adds to the equation of age and draw weight.

Since we cant edit, HVR, Ill make a do over. 51, 150 lbs soaking wet, with 65 to low 70's being my favorite poundage. Im not sure that physical size really determines poundage, as we are all built and structured differently with very vast physical abilities.

Age 63, 52# Silvertip, Wt175#

Age 63, 43,48# now and then. 55# thru 70#. I shot 63# this afternoon.

OK, Height is 6'1". Weight currently 240#.

Yes, I am over weight, and it's all in my gut. 8^)

Rick

6'3" 275# 48 years old but feel much older.

All the bows I shoot on a regular basis are between 57# and 73#.

Age 40, bow weight 49

42 yrs, bows 40-52 pounds.

38-48# 8^(

50--#51 & #52

65 yrs

bows from 40# to 48# and a few in between.

Good idea, 60 years young, 160 LOL....next we will be adding BMI....(21.5)

66 yo 44 lb

53 years old and 54 pounds

59 yrs.,bows 37 - 46, 114 lbs

60- 55# selfbows mostly

75 years old 45 to 50,

BMI 19.5

46yr, 45#

73 years young, 50# for 64" bows - 55# for 68" longer bows.

60 years, weigh 125, pulling about 46-47 at my draw.

watch this video for two reasons, to see how archery is shot away from america, and to see a slender guy from hungary handle 125# and 134# bows with ease. i shot with him at bonneville in 2011. his excellence with a bow, his humor, and his ability impress me more than anyone i have ever met. weight, height, and bulk really are not major factors in the poundage you can handle easily.

http://youtu.be/N17bQhLQNnw

See, that's what I'm talking about! 60 and pulling 37% of body mass!

I'm 67 and pulling comfortable around 32% of body mass.

(That way, guys can just calculate their own body mass against the percentage and figure out what they would be pulling)

42 years, weigh 155. Bows 47#, 52, 59 and 63.

52 Y/O, lefty bows 30# to 37#, 5'10", 153#, former "very competitive" RaceWalker

58 yrs 53-57# 190 lbs

55 and 75#

58, 76" 275.

26-48#

My favorite is 39#@30", ILF.

"Im not sure that physical size really determines poundage, as we are all built and structured differently with very vast physical abilities."

Agree, but also holds true for how we age. At my age group (60 to 70) one see's a huge range of fit to infirm.

44 6' 215# 58# draw

watch the video that i gave a link to a few posts back.

50 and 62#@32" I'm not that tall but I got monkey arms!

52 yrs young and still shooting 40,45,52# recurves and longbows. It all depends on what I feel like when I wake up that determines what I'm going to shoot that day.

62 years old. #55 and #50.

51, 44 to 52... rotator cuff surgery on both shoulders, these are very manageable weights for me :)

44 yrs. 65#'s

63yo and draw weights of my bows range from 45-50

53 years old. 52 and 53lbs. Moslty although they range from 46 th 62lbs.

67 years old and my bows range from 46-52#. Frank

54 & 42# to 63# . . . will be using a 48# bow this fall. For most hunting and roving I like 48# to 55#.

44 years shoot 100# to 160#

26. # 55lbs long bow # 57lbs recurve

Was 6'1" now, a little less after knee and hit replacement and lumbar surgery for stenosis and down to 214 pounds from 225 in my youth which was several years ago. I am 72. I shoot Damon Howatt recurves from 40 to 46 pounds. Regards from Canada.

52 years old, between 37#-50#, 37# is a lot more fun now.....

Almost 62. Weigh 180. Brown eyes. I like a good .... Sorry, wrong forum.

My hunting bows are 48# and 50#.

I'm 61 and shoot longbows pulling 58-62 lbs. at my 28.5" draw length.

66 years old, target I like about 50# hunting no more than 58#

63 years old 5'8" 215# body weight, bow weight 60 to 75#, shoot everyday.

I turned 60 in April and shoot 48-53# @ 30" bows. Dan

46 years old 55-60lbs

I am 47 and shoot 54@30.

Here's the video Larry referenced. That fella owns that bow like it was a 40 pound'er. God Bless

73yo shoot 45 to 48#

53 and shooting 52

Dang it Phil you beat me to that joke lol.

25 yrs old 210 lbs of 90 proof MAN haha. 62 @29. I shoot 300+ shots weekly. Am comfortable and don't think I need an once more for anything on the American continent.

51 years old....shoot 57 and 60# mostly this year. Depends on bow but all are 50-60 that I hunt with. Current is vine maple self bow 57@28. My Habu is [email protected] regularly.

keep em sharp,

ron herman

There was a time that I didn't own a bow under 80#. Bow weights ranged from 80 to 125#. Now at 78 Years my bows are 45-53#

55 and my (present) bows are 45,50,52,52,65,66#

33 years 70#

63, 55lb

68- 54,57,60,61, longbows

60 and 280lbs of fat,lol. Very very out of shape since my accident and being disabled also. Had to drop to shooting 62lbs after a 2 year layup. I could work back up in weight but to be honest I don't feel like messing with it. I draw a full 32inches and hold 2-3 seconds before release. When hunting I usually don't hold that long unless circumstances call for it.

Weight and mass have nothing to do with what weight you can shoot comfortably. Its what you work into. My wife was 5'3" and weighed 125 lbs. She shot 55lbs for hunting with no problems. 45 for 3d. And no, she never lifted weights. She did work out with her bow a couple times a week till she could handle the weight well, after that she never worked out, only shot.

56 65 -70 lbs

51 years old,62# bow if my scale is accurate.

43y 45-56#

64...50 # after switching to L/H three years ago. It 's about the most weight I can accurately shoot after making the switch.

61 n pull 63 lbs everyday!!!!

37 and pull 68#.

48, 130 and mostly 55#,s but have other bows at lower weights. Am not comfortable with anything more than that.

I will be 47 in a few months, 6', 230lbs. I shoot Hill style bows, 68" in the 52 to 60 pound range to hunt with. I can shoot a heavier bow, but like the weight range I said before for hunting. Tom

54 years old and I draw anywhere from #35 to #45 pounds. Usually #40.

65 years, 48#

54 years old. Shooting 55#

68 year 55# longbow & recurves

Closing in on 70. Shooting 52 to 75 lbs.

53 years old just dropped from 70 to 61

49, shoot 45#.

53 years old. shoot 48# to 53#

66 years and shoot 47 to 50#

As our age goes up our pounds go down on our bow.

54 age 50 lb

But wouldnt mind a 45LB

I'm 77 years old, and my Bows range from 45 to 57 lbs.

63, 42 to 50 pounds, short and fat.

50 at 45/50

Almost 70. 6'2" (shrunk down from 6'3"). I hunt with mid 50's and shoot them all from 28# to mid 60's. Mid 60's not so much.

Funny how we equate size with strength and how much you should be pulling! I will echo the thoughts of Larry Hatfield and GLF and call BS. on the weight thing. I am 300lbs. 54 y/o went from 55# to 45# recently fighting TP and considering going down more. My wife is 56 y/o and her bow is 48@28 that she pulls and holds very well every day....and where she pulls to is about 42 or 43. My wife makes half of me.....figuratively and physically. :o) Regards.

62 years old...Blacktail with 54 and 58 pounds...RER with two sets at 57...Chek Mate at 51...Hoyt Desperado at about 55...Ben Pearson at about 35...Fatal Styk at 54...those are my takedowns, now for the longbows...Dryad at about 67...Pilgrim at about 63...Beaver Creek at 49...Maddog at 60...now for the recurves...Kodiak Specials at 41 and 42...Kodiaks at 55, 38 and 45...Kodiak Deluxe at 40...Howatt Hunter at 55...Shakespeare at 45...got a 40 pound KMag on the way...some of these bows are right handed and some are left handed and a couple are dual shelf...right now I have bursitis in my left shoulder so some of those bows I am unable to shoot...I will be back

DDave

55/47#

48 yrs / 57 lb

Sheesh, I'm surprised at how old we are! Where are all the 20-somthings??? I guess all the pups go in for the flashy compound bows and the gizmos that go with them....

Years 30-45 65# and up. 45-55 years 60#, now at 57 shooting 55#.

Some years back I shot with a guy that was weighed around 170 pounds and he shot 90 to 110 pounds at a 26" draw. And he could shoot! Was like shooting against the tech guys as far as his trajectory.

28 years old, 6`3" and 205lbs.....50# is my favorite.

Hey, I was a 20 something when I started shooting a recurve and sold my flashy compound, lol.

64 years old, 170#, 57-64#

65 yrs - 45 to 47 lb recurves and longbows

65 and shoot 40# - 54 #

47 and shoot 35#, 45# and 60#

63- 35#_

56 yo, 46-53# @ 26" Recurve and Longbow.

67 50lbs.

45 yo, shooting Turkish bows upto 95# with no problem. I am parcticing with 38 and 60# and hunting with 60#

30 YO 45#, 50#, & a 60# Montana on the way. Oh, and due to previous hobby, I have had extensive shoulder therapy. It does get soar, but I still maintain over 100 arrows a week. Like previously stated, you can build and move through damage, just takes some work.

66years. 45# Blacktail recurve for target . and. Acadian Woods Longbow 55# for hunting.

65years,43# and 45# recurve. Thanks for sharing video.

56 and 56

56 and 56

56 and 56

Sr citizen, 40-55lbs

Thanks for sharing. I need to go through and record all of our ages to see what the average is. I'm guessing upper 50's. It's pretty impressive seeing guys that are over 60 still pulling bows that are 60# and up. Way to go! Use it or lose it, right?!

47 years and 53#

47 years and 53#

63 years old ..75 # and 80 pound...

It's not what you pull, it's where you place the arrow. Expected HILLBILLYKING'S list to be longer.

61 yo can pull 60 don't like it and my hands thank me for not shooting that weight along with my shoulders.

51 to 48 I like. 52 to 54 ok but ideal for me is the 51 actually favored.

ONCE AGAIN ITS NOT WEIGHT ITS PLACEMENT AND SHARPNESS OF THE HEAD NOT WHATS THOUGHT IN THE HEAD.LOL

I'll be 71 in Nov. Wt. 175; Bows range from 40 to 45#

I am 56 & shoot 54lbs.

73 in earth years... 50# in draw weight

53 years 40-45# draw wt.

59 years and 51#s

67 years old and my bow now range from 44 to 56 lbs at my 28" draw.

60 years old,in my 40's-50's had no problem shooting 65# bows . Now I have gone to a 47# Howatt hunter,with a 55# Hunter that I'm working on shooting well. I have a bad bow arm shoulder ,but slowly working on the heavier Howatt. Just trying not to let go of that youthful feeling.

39 years old! 95kg heavy! Up to 120 #, - currently 85 #

64 years old and shoot a 53# RER Vortex ll.

26 yo, 190lbs 75# recurve

49. 54@28. I pull about 27 inches.

55. 54# & 62#

59/55#

51 47@28

61 and shoot 52# RER & 55# Bob Lee.

59 next month, 46 & 47# at my 27"DL

63yo 45 to 53#

68 yo, 35-50#

60 yo 60#

61 - 175lbs- bows range 45 - 59#

I've got boots older than most of you pups. I am surprised that there only about 3 of us that can remember WWII, the big one. Mostly shoot under 40# @ 29.5 inches nowadays. But the longish draw gets it done. - lbg

60 years and 60#. 205 lbs.

59 yo pull 50-53#

50 winters. 55#

54 years old. Never owned a bow more than 50 lbs, that I kept anyway.

58 years young. 66-75 lbs. My 70 year old archery buddy shoots our 3d course with 67lbs. Shoot what makes you happy!!!

I shoot 57# I'm 45yo and weigh 220#

i shoot flight bows up to 50#. hunt mostly with 48#. i'm 79 years old.

62/47-50#

57 for 60-65#@26". I think I draw more but lately thats the spec when I order to make sure it's 60 - 65 Cameron

67 years and 42lbs to 48lbs at 26".

I am 73, my draw weight is that in reverse. been at this game for over 65 years, then my draw weight was that in reverse. The fun has not stopped.

50/60

67 years- 45, 54, 55, 64, 68. 64 longbow for most hunting.

6o next Xmas eve. 50-75.Shoot my 60#super griz and 65# mamba the most.5'8" 190lbs.

51 YO/55-65#

40 and 66#

64 years old, my bows are 55 to 65#@29" and I can pull and hold 80#.

40 years old, my bows are 66# and 74# at my draw length.

47 yrs. old, 54# and 60#. For what its worth, I'm 5'11, 220lbs and I am not too fat.

62YO 50-65# daily but up to 110# for medieval demos.

" I'm 5'11, 220lbs and I am not too fat."

That's what I am and am fat.

;)

44 year old, 60#