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Old 07-29-2008 | 09:52 PM
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Arthur P
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Default RE: Newbie, need bow advice

Conventional logic is to start with a bow in the 45 lb range. But, given your situation, I'm going to go slightly against the grain on that and recommend a 50. That will be plenty for deer and hogs and not be too hard to work into relatively quickly. But, I'd say if you have to work at it to get the bow drawn to anchor at first, don't shoot many arrows.

Instead, work on drawing the bow to anchor and holding it there as long as you can before letting down. Do it like weight lifting, 10 reps, rest, 10 reps and rest... When you get tired, quit for the day. When you get where you can handle the draw weight easily, THEN you can start on learning to shoot it.

And it's always possible that you'll be able to handle the bow with no problems at all from day one.

Take a look at the ChekMate Falcon recurve at www.recurves.com or, another option I can recommend is the Bear Grizzly. http://www.3riversarchery.com/Product.asp?c=44&s=155&p=200&i=20861X

You might be able to get a good deal on a used bow by checking the classifieds here or one of the other traditional archery forums.

Just be aware that, no matter whether you want to upgrade in a couple of years or not, chances are this will only be your first traditional bow. A whole lot of people try out traditional and get bitten hard by the bug.
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