Its more about matching rubber to ammo.
Many people assume heavy draws increase power - but thats not the case. In fact actual speed test show that it can in fact decrease. Fact is the rubber itself is heavy and has to move itself - and internal friction also robs power.
There is generally a sweet spot where you'd get the best performance combination. And in general its lighter than you'd logically expect.
Also performance is affected by the length of time the ball is in contact with the pouch on release - longer draws perform better - but also require less rubber to do so.
Obviously if you use a setup for BB's to hurl 10mm lead performance will be dismal.
Hunting bands are usually a little heavier so that the max power for a human kill shot can be achieved (though bearing in mind the chance of a loss of power if overly so). Target bands are simply lighter as its only down to accuracy.
Shooting BB's with overpowered rubber will also have them corkscrewing all over the place - simply they start becoming unstable. Its evident as the ammo weight increases this instability becomes less of an issue - but at some point the draw weight results in difficulty ability to hold on target.
Just my 2c
Many people assume heavy draws increase power - but thats not the case. In fact actual speed test show that it can in fact decrease. Fact is the rubber itself is heavy and has to move itself - and internal friction also robs power.
There is generally a sweet spot where you'd get the best performance combination. And in general its lighter than you'd logically expect.
Also performance is affected by the length of time the ball is in contact with the pouch on release - longer draws perform better - but also require less rubber to do so.
Obviously if you use a setup for BB's to hurl 10mm lead performance will be dismal.
Hunting bands are usually a little heavier so that the max power for a human kill shot can be achieved (though bearing in mind the chance of a loss of power if overly so). Target bands are simply lighter as its only down to accuracy.
Shooting BB's with overpowered rubber will also have them corkscrewing all over the place - simply they start becoming unstable. Its evident as the ammo weight increases this instability becomes less of an issue - but at some point the draw weight results in difficulty ability to hold on target.
Just my 2c
