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One way of thinking about it:
Your form bow is light, really light, for learning form. Your heavier bow (your 40lb, but usually 5lb heavier than form bow) is your goal bow, to work up to. You work up not by shooting it, but pulling every night with a goal to be able to hold at anchor for 30sec minimum no shakes. Then you are ready to start shooting it.
Some folk shoot their goal bow, many ways to the same place. From personal exp it's best to not shoot bows you are not strong enough to, as it can bake in bad form that takes much time to retrain out later. You can also injure yourself.
One way of thinking about it:
Your form bow is light, really light, for learning form. Your heavier bow (your 40lb, but usually 5lb heavier than form bow) is your goal bow, to work up to. You work up not by shooting it, but pulling every night with a goal to be able to hold at anchor for 30sec minimum no shakes. Then you are ready to start shooting it.
Some folk shoot their goal bow, many ways to the same place. From personal exp it's best to not shoot bows you are not strong enough to, as it can bake in bad form that takes much time to retrain out later. You can also injure yourself.