Suggestions on new bow?

[bow/walker]

I personally favor my Legacy, but I am shopping on some one else"™s limited budget for a 14 year old growing young man. He did well this year taking a doe and a cow with his old Bow. I have seen some nice Bowtech"™s fully equipped in the $300-350 range. Any suggestion on something else or which model of Bowtech that will accommodate an adjustable draw and shoot smooth for the price?
Thanks.

[PABowhntr]

Pat or Jeff might be able to field this one when they see it but I believe the Tomkat and Blackhawk are their two least expensive adult bows at this point. However, I am aware that they also have some youth/ladies models that might also fit the bill. Check out the newest models at www.bowtecharchery.com . I am sure you should be able to find at least one that suits your needs.

[Straightarrow]

At 14 he took a doe and a cow! I' d recommend he keep his old bow.

[bow/walker]

He has a good hunting partner. The young man is a freind of the family. His Bow is large, bulky, and tops out at 55#' s. It is to be a gift from his mother, that knows almost nothing about hunting, but supports her son.

I have been impressed with Bowtech and seems still a little cheaper than Mathews.

[JeffB]

Well if you are looking for a BowTech, the Tomkat (assuming it' s in his draw length range) and the BlackHawk or BlackHawk II. are both mid-priced bows with good performance and solidly built. No bells & whistles, but they both are good solid hunting bows. The Tomkat comes as a kit with sight, rest, stabilizer & rest; MSRP is $479 I believe, and Is ee them going for les than that usually. The BH & BHII are just " bare" bows (though they come with the " hush kit" as does the TK).

I personally don' t care for a bow as short as the BlackHawk, but they shoot very nice with that big brace height, and are suprisingly quick. A lot of bang for the buck, especially for a younger archer as the bow can " grow" with him.

You can go on over to www.bowtecharchery.com and download the spec sheet PDF' s for those models.

[TFOX]

I would suggest something with some draw length adjustment.He will most likely grow quite a bit more and I am sure they would hate for him to outgrow the bow before next season.


I like Hoyts and they have a few magnesium riser bows in that price range that have plenty of draw length adjustment and they are great bows to boot.It really doesn' t matter what brand but I do strongly advise getting some adjustment in whatever you choose.

[ralphie]

Go to a proshop and find a bow that HE likes and fits HIM. Something that will allow him to adjust the bow as he grows. Look at the bow, not the name. Hopefully he' ll be a bowhunter that likes to hunt rather than running around showing the name of the latest, greatest, fastest bow that is made- THIS WEEK. I hope he turns into a kid that wants to show me pics of his latest harvest instead of his bow. Good luck and congratulate him on his cow and doe.

[Clint.]

Amen!...Ralphie

Clint

[bow/walker]

Thanks for all the advice. His mom was looking for the suprise Christmas gift but I too prefer taking the young man along for the many reasons mentioned here.

[Straightarrow]

Give hime the suprise gift certificate to the bow shop.