I recently bought one for my daughter and she loves it. She is shooting the full lenght alum. arrows and for her 1st bow she can hit my foam target great from 5-6 yards. The shop I bought it at turned the poundage down for her to low and had to increase it back up. I can actully shoot good with that small of a bow,I think it is a wonderful starter bow because once they grow out of it they can go straight on with the regular genesis or the Genesis pro. Good luck with the grandson and the fun of watching them learn to shoot.