More people than you'd think overbow themselves. They're paying for it later in life with joint ailments in their shoulders, elbows and necks. A lot overbow themselves thinking of the macho image or the reliance on letoff.
I think lowering the draw weight limit has many positive points. Primarily - safety.
There's a lot of ego in draw weight psychology. And the commission has let that ego influence their reason for setting the minimum. Lot more ego than truth.
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Tracy Cannon
Old coot in training
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