Overkill

[Gunnar B.]

I was talking to my friend who is a archery guru modern and primitive and he says his hunting rig with a long bow is 77# at 32 inches im still new but doesnt that seem overkill I'd like to hear thoughts and maybe someone explain this.

[sleek]

Simple, he is probably tall and strong!

[loon]

The only and real cons I can think of, with longer draws (ear/past ear vs corner of mouth), is that it takes longer to draw and is more movement that could spook game.. and it may be harder to be accurate than with a shorter draw (debatable)

pros: more energy to break through an animal/potentially faster arrow... accuracy?(depending on archer I imagine) easier to hold full draw?

Weight has been discussed already, tl;dr it seems like more than 55#@28" doesn't make sense for most people?

[PEARL DRUMS]

No such thing as over-kill, only over-bowed. If he is comfortable and accurate then Id say he isn't over-bowed.  How tall is he?

[Pat B]

Many states require at least 40# draw weight for hunting. I believe 45# to 55# is the norm but over that and under that can be effective. The shooter's ability, good arrow flight and scary sharp broadheads are more important than just draw weight.

[loon]

I'm 6'1" to 6'2" with ape index of about ~1 and I'd probably start hunting with 27-28" but may experiment with longer draws

[Dakota Kid]

It almost sounds like he took his wheelie bow shooting technique and transferred it to a longbow. 

When I shoot my compound, I draw 65# @ 32 inches and anchor at the back of my jaw. I tried the long draw and low anchor point when I first started primitive and had zero consistency. I brought my draw down to 28-29" and anchor point to under my eye and bingo I had groups again. My comfortable draw weight is about 10# less as well.