60lb Bow shooters input needed

I’m pulling 63 and have never had those problems, though I try to keep everything under 30yrds

When I picked up my Mathews Switchback XT from the shop in 2007 the guy forgot to crank the bolts back down before I started sighting it in. It was pulling 57 lbs and I told him to leave it. I shot like that for several years before I went on an elk hunt. I cranked it up to 65 lbs and that is where it sits today.

I have killed many deer and even an elk with it like that. The pass through is fine if I shoot well. Shot placement is the key and I only use fixed blade broadheads.

If you have ever heard of Dwight Schuh, he was the editor of Bowhunter magazine for a long time. He shot his compound at 57 lbs for many many years and he killed some of North America's largest big game animals.

Have had both shoulders replaced and a 1/2" of collarbone removed from my bow shoulder in the past few years, so dropping into the 50's/60's was a necessity.
Up till last year was shooting a Hoyt Maxxis 35 at 58 lbs. While I shot off the wall and could handle the bow it was one of the more unforgiving set-ups I have shot.
Went to a Hoyt Helix Ultra and the difference in pull, ease of draw is unbelievable. I'm currently shooting a 400 gr arrow, puling 59 lbs at 28" and 260 fps. I currently have the 85% let off mods on that the bow came with but am getting 80 % put on tomorrow to increase backwall and gain a couple fps.
Killed one at 39 yds the other morning with a 3 blade Grim Reaper BH that stuck the opposite shoulder so no through penetration but the deer went less than 40 yds and dropped dead as a stone. Will be going with an Exodus 3 blade after the mod change and should be at @ 262/263fps.
Now that the collarbone has healed up I will be switching back to the 55-65 lb limbs that the bow came with for next season, and hoping to wind up at 63 lbs/400 gr arrow/270 fps when done.
There is no comparison with the new set up and the old when comparing ease of draw/shooting/etc. I know there are others out there that will offer an easy draw as well, such as the PSE Evoke and the Matthews VXR, which both have great reviews. Just depends on your draw length and your ATA desire for short/longer ATA bows. I prefer longer ATA so I went with the Hoyt Ultra, which is 34" ATA, but the regular Helix may be a better fit, depending on draw length and hunting style. I will say all the newer bows, aside from maybe the PSE , are definitely heavier than bows a few years ago, so be mindful of that. I have swapped rests, sights stabs around to minimize additional weight and finally got it to what I feel is reasonable.

Try out some of the new bows. While the price tags definitely put more hurt on the wallet, the upgrades in draw cycle and speed made it worthwhile for these old/battered shoulders of mine.

Also the grips on the two that my choice came down to, the Hoyt and the Matthews, are astoundingly better than days of old.

My draw weight is 63lbs with a 26” draw length. I’m shooting 400gr arrows at 273ft/sec. I have to watch what targets I shoot at cause I will get pass throughs on foam targets. I’m shooting victory VAP TKO’s

I hear what you are saying, I just prefer to stay at the upper range on the limb rating. For example my Hoyt limbs are rated 60-70lbs, but I dont want to shoot 60-65lbs with it. Its just backed off way too much. Would prefer to shoot 50-60lb limbs at 60.

Good to know. My draw length is 29". I like the 55-65lb bows too, but I think 60 will be plenty. I got busted on the ground last year drawing back. I cant easily and smoothly draw it back anymore. I'm thinking a new bow at 60lbs should let me easily draw with very little extra movement.

You'll be amazed at how much smoother the draw is on these new Hoyts.. Night and day. Pulling 60 on the Helix feels like pulling 54 or less on the Maxxis.

I did calculations and for your arrow weight, at 29" draw/432 gr arrow you should be at least at 260 fps if not in the mid 260's. I would love to shoot that arrow at those speeds any day of the week. Will be silent and smooth with some real whopping power at the business end.

Well I'm sold! Ha. Ready to do it. But im waiting until 2021. 2020 is a dumpster fire.

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I know I'll have a FPS dropoff(exact amount TBD, don't really care)

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I figured it for @ 246 fps FWIW.

But if most shots inside of 25 yds will not matter one hill of beans the speed difference.

Did the kinetic energy calculation and believe it or not they both have almost the same exact KE numbers.

Surprising