So I got my first bow. Hoyt CRX32.

All my bow hunting buddies said to set it at 65# draw to start out and just build my strength up to that over time. Not trying to sound like a wuss, but my problem is that after about 12-15 arrows I get real tired and my shots get all over the place. I hate stopping and resting so much.

Should I set the draw lower so that i get better form and more practice, or leave it at 65# and just wait until my strength catches up???

Definitely drop it down 5 more pounds. Nothing wrong at all with shooting at 60. Your form is going to be bad and accuracy worse the more you try to shoot a bot that is too heavy for you.

I can pass all the draw tests sitting on the floor etc at 70lbs and still did some good damage to my rotator cuff at my first 3D shoot. Been shooting 60lbs ever since.

wow, they all told you to start that high? they know you can kill deer legally with a 40lb bow? lol. set it so its easy to shoot so you can get used to it, then work up to the draw weight your comfortable with.

I shoot at 63 and don't have a problem being a wuss. Your bow is stinkin fast at 60 so who cares. Placement is the key anyways.

I started off at only 52 lbs. Shot this for years. Kilt a many a deer too!!! What your friends SHOULD have told ya, was set your draw weight to where when you draw, you can pull it nice and SLOW, with the bow out directly in front of you. If you have to point your bow upward any to draw, your pullin too much. Then as you practice, and build those muscles, you can increase your weight.

Many thanks guys. I'm doing just what sqiggy said, pointing my bow upward. I will drop the draw weight down so i can have better form. I felt like that was the thing to do, but just wanted some more experienced opinions.

Everyone can call me a wuss if they want to, but I draw 57 lbs and shoot my hunting arrow at 275 fps. It will pass thru a deer and still stick in the ground 6" (deer was shot at 26 yds). Don't know why anyone would take a chance of an injury for a few more fps.

Like anything else it has to be customized to you. If the bow is not setup and fun to shoot to you then it will be short lived. Lighten the pull weight and have fun. Nothing compares to the rush of getting a deer or any other animal from.20 yrds away.

With newer bows and the speeds they produce there isnt any need in shooting a higher poundage bow. For example, when I first started shooting 25 years ago my best friend and I shot 76 and 82 pounds on our bows with overdraws. We reached a blazing speed of 260 fps with alluminum arrows. Fast foreward 10 years when my son was 10 and started shooting an actual bow with sights. A Browning Micro Elcipse single cam with carbon arrows shooting 35 pounds was shooting 250 fps. I shot about 285 now shooting 60 pounds with a about a 400 grain arrow. technology had come a long way.

Nothing wrong with resting either. Especially if your not used to shooting alot. In my case I only get to shoot a couple times a week lately. I'll take a few shots and rest for a minute or two. I probably need to lower my poundage also since I haven't been shooting alot lately.

I plan on shooting more now that deer season is over. Gonna try and make it to some 3-D shoots this spring and summer.

set it at what is comfortable for you