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Thanks for posting the charts. That Monus guy seems to build a quick bow! I think you may be right assuming the disadvantage of the long draw korean bows thus requiring a relatively stiff, long and heavier arrow.

There are guys who build all wood flight bows and shoot them with some tiny 5gpp arrows, no "standard" bow can compete with such setups, arrow speeds are way over 250fps...
Most of them bows have a rather short draw lenght which keeps arrow weight low.

My ring doesn't sit snug on the thumb, it is a rather loose fit and works perfect this way. But that's me only, other folks may prefer a tighter fit. A ring thats too big can always be custom fitted with a piece of soft leather glued in so in general I would recommend a larger ring over one that may be too tight.

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Welcome to the forum!

55# is pretty strong, might be too much to learn proper form with. Just my 2ct.

I have had three Kayas in the past, still own two of them. Only one is spot on the others are way off.

We have a shop owner here who measures each bow he gets and publishes the draw curves. Sometimes KTB's and Windfighters differ as much as 5 pounds from the label. Might not sound much but with low weight bows such as 35 or 40 pounds that's more than 10%.

Quite the opposite, actually. If I go to the range after a week's break my scores impress me. Well, sometimes.
When things are good and I can manage to shoot three or four days a week there doesn't seem to be much progress.

But if your thumb shrinks you gotta be doing something about it!!

Thanks Tom. Right you are, this is addictive but then again, could well be the most enjoyable addiction imaginable.

Better to start with a low poundage and establish good consistant form, one can always up draw weight later if needed. I like girlie's bows and use them too due to a shoulder injury. Light, well tuned arrows and all is good!