My neice learned archery at camp and wants to get into the sport. We want to get her a good recurve bow for her birthday. Problem is, we are not sure what size and # to get her. Our budget is about $100.00
She is 12 years old, 100 lbs, about 4'9," I think, definitely under 5'. She is small for her age but fairly athletic.
She has a 22" draw.
I've been looking at the Buckeye Jr., which is a 54" recurve and comes in 20# or 25#.
Should I get her a junior type bow like this or do you think she could handle an adult bow?
Thanks for any advice.
She is 12 years old, 100 lbs, about 4'9," I think, definitely under 5'. She is small for her age but fairly athletic.
She has a 22" draw.
I've been looking at the Buckeye Jr., which is a 54" recurve and comes in 20# or 25#.
Should I get her a junior type bow like this or do you think she could handle an adult bow?
Thanks for any advice.
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Re: children's bows
Thu, October 6, 2005 - 12:07 AMYour best bet might be to try to find a somewhat close Archery shop. Then find out if they have any Jr. classes. If they have an indoor range, you might see about renting equipment, and see what weight & size of bow works best for her.
Bows aren't cheap. Depending on the shop, some of them have used bows for sale. (Don't forget, she'll need arrows, and at the very least, an arm guard. Things start adding up... )
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Re: children's bows
Thu, October 6, 2005 - 8:04 AMShe is in Texarkana, TX.
There are shops there but the bows are in the $250 and up range.
For a child, will a $85 recurve bow do? I don't buy the kids
Walmart or junk that is passed off as "beginner" but does a child really need a $300 bow?
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Thu, October 6, 2005 - 8:34 AMmy $150 bow worked great for me and it's an "adult" bow. though, the archery shop i bought it at didn't really have anything but "adult" hunting bows. i'm also left handed, so it was a bit harder to get a bow, but it shoots great. your local shop sounds expensive. maybe you should find the proper weight/brand/etc of bow at the shop and then look for a better deal online? -
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Re: children's bows
Fri, October 7, 2005 - 12:14 AMthe bow in my pic of me was under 100 dollars at L.L. Bean.
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Re: children's bows
Fri, October 7, 2005 - 12:37 PMlook at the internature bullseye recurve it should run you about 75 for the bow and then you will want to get a proper string made [about anouther 12 bucks] its a wooden bow 54" 20#pullweight and when the pull weight becomes to light you can replace the limbs instead of the hole bow to get it to the level she needs and it comes with bracket sleaves for arrow rest , stabilizer , sight and yada yada yada its a good bow ive been using it to teach jr classes for the last 2 years -
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Re: children's bows
Fri, October 7, 2005 - 12:38 PMand on inspection it looks like the bow in ericas picture
i would asume that erica has that or the more expencive pse verssion -
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Re: children's bows
Fri, October 7, 2005 - 8:05 PMhey jef
love your mohawk!!
I had one when I was 17 to about 19 though not a regular type most of the time.
Now I would look like the walmart happy face if I did that. Plus now I wear glasses-cringe
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Re: children's bows
Wed, October 12, 2005 - 12:22 PMArchers Afield in Tigard is a great shop. They have recurves for teens and you nger. They have a 20 pound, which would be perfect for her - for about $90.
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