Youth Bow Recommendations
 

Hey guys,

My buddy is looking to buy his son his first bow. He is 12 and is a very thin framed kid. What is the suggested poundage and bow.

Money is definetly an issue so it has to be affordable.

Tom

RE: Youth Bow Recommendations
 

Look at the Browning line...reasonably priced and great quality.

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My dad bought me a fred recurve for like $80....
I think recurves and long bows intrigue the younger
guys In hunting methods and tactics faster than getting
caught up in the aspect of Bows.

RE: Youth Bow Recommendations
 

Mathews Genesis is a pretty decent youth bow. No specific draw length so anyone can shoot it.Draw weightfrom 20-30#. My 9 year old is getting one for his birthday next month.

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Interesting against the grain thought, and I agree. My son has been shooting recurves, longbows, and a selfbow that he and I made since he was seven.

Here's a pic of my son at age 11 (left) and his friend at the club. It's hard to see but one arrow (son's) is in the heart, John's is in the lungs:

RE: Youth Bow Recommendations
 

I would suggest a Browning bow. They make a micro midas line and they are fair on the price as well.

RE: Youth Bow Recommendations
 

A used hoyt rintec or the new hoyt trykon sport or trykon jr all have 8" of adjustable draw length so that a youth won't outgrow the bow. My boy really likes his rintec and he is 13. I see on hoyts website that they have replaced it with the above bows. Another bow that he started out with was the browning micro eclipse. He likes the hoyt better though.

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Parker Buckshot. No bow press needed, you can set it from 18" draw toa 28" draw in 2 minutes. Send it off to Parker and they will up the poundage in the limbs fo 49$. Ie. go from 40# limbs to 50#. I bought my little guy one two years ago, for the whole package it was around $300.

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I have a friend who's son has one of these and it is a really nice bow. My pro shop also recommended this one to me for my son. I am getting my son one in the near future.

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We use this bow for our PE kids ages 11-14. Works great

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Is the kid left handed by chance?? I have my step-sons like brand new Hoyt. Used very little. Comes with 2 sets of cams top pounds range from 15-40 depending on cams. Not sure of draw lenght would have to measure.

I was gonna hold off and sell on Ebay closer to the season..he was never interested at the younger age ..now at 14 wants to start and the bow is a little small for him now..he is tall and lanky

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We've got a couple of bows for sale at the shop we go to......I think they're PSE Nova's???? I sold one, last year (PSE NOVA) for $100.

My son's a horse......14 and pulling 64#'s!!....lol

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Thanks for the offer but it is a gift and I think my buddy wants to buy new.

Thanks for the info guys. I passed it along.

Tom

RE: Youth Bow Recommendations
 

hell be up there in poundage in no time i am pullin 70 on my reg bow and have pulled back 80 to 85 andi am only 15 just strengthen up those muscles a lil bit and hell be good to go and i reccomend the browning line

RE: Youth Bow Recommendations
 

my son shoots a Martin Tiger, he's 12 now but has been using this bow sice he was 9, and he still hasn't out grown it.

Vinyari

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We bought our son a Parker Buckshot...shoot real good and I like the fact I can upgrade the limbs so he can grow into it.

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my first bow was the browning adrinaline it is light and a really good youth bow.

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A trykon sport is what i bought my girlfriend. She is about the size of a 10-12 year old person. but this bow will be perfect for her. I have heard that they shoot really well and are quiet

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The Hoyt Trykon Jr. is an awesome bow and one of THE best bows EVER offered to the Youth shooters/hunters. This amazingly versatile bow features an incredible 8" of draw length adjustability on EVERY model! That is a bow that can fit a lot of folks for a long time. It's also available in a 20, 30 and 40# model. You've got to take a serious look at 'em. I know I'm proud of Hoyt for finally taking youth shooters seriously and offering them a REAl bow and not simply a skimped and cheapy version of a "good" bow. Kudos to Hoyt!

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Bought a Parker Buckshot for my 14 year old daughter; small, petite frame. We started out with the 20-30# draw weight, once she max'ed out, we sent it in for the 30-40# upgrade. She is now pressing me for the 40-50# upgrade!

The nice features of this bow is the adjustable draw length (10") and the draw weight upgrade is only $49. Your buddy won't have to go out and buy a new bow each time his son needs to bump up the poundage. The "Grow up with Parker" program was the first of it's kind to promote this feature. I personally think it is great as we currently do not have enough youthbeing brought in to the hunting world.

Jen's Buckshot is very quiet, the arrow striking the target is louder than her bow. She is slicing vanes and shooting off nocks during every practice session!;) Keeps Dad busy repairing and building arrows, but I'm not complaining.:D