Heavier bows feel more stable and dead in the hand, but lighter ones are easier to carry. Most competitive bows weigh between 3.0 and 4.8 pounds, and the real goal is accuracy without sacrificing shootability.
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When you're designing a bow, there's going to be pros and cons to a lightweight bow versus a heavy bow. We want to have a bow that is as forgiving and as shootable and as dead in the hand as possible. You want to have an appropriate mass weight to accommodate those goals. A heavier bow is going to feel better and be more stable than a lighter bow will. But we understand that people don't want a heavy bow. Obviously, no one's making a 8 pound bow or a 10 pound bow. Everyone's between 3, 3.8 and 4.8, you know, in that range. So trying to find the most forgiving, best setup in that kind of window can get you a lightweight bow with great performance. Absolutely. And a lot of those guys that you do speak to when they hear anything that like that when they hit the five mark, it's absolutely okay. No, we can't. I don't want to shoot that. Whether it's with everything on it or not, they want to maximize what they can bring to the field without as much weight. I would agree with that. I mean, you don't want to be lugging a boat anchor with you. Exactly. As you're hiking out there with your saddle or your stand or whatever. But the number one objective of a bow is to be accurate.
