I can remember going to the bow shop as a kid looking at bows and meeting a lady behind the counter working there. As we talked about my entry into bowhunting she talked about only shooting 30 lbs and killing every deer she had ever shot at, assuring me I could do the same at 11 years old. She talked about having the right broadhead on her arrow, practicing religiously and limiting herself to shots 15 yards and under. Every deer she killed, some were nice Michigan bucks, her arrow always passed completely through as she hunted from the ground.
In conversation with my dad though, he told me even though she had good success with that set-up he would not let me bowhunt until I hit 45lbs. draw weight. Believe me, we went back to the bow shop back then and he had the draw weight checked before I hunted that first year at 12 years old, 48 lbs. is what it ended up being.
