Bow Reccomendation for Small Woman
08-20-2007, 09:48 AM
#11
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: North East Texas
Posts: 3,925
RE: Bow Reccomendation for Small Woman
ORIGINAL: ladybowhntr
Can't go wrong with the Parker Challenger, I shoot this and I absolutely love it. I pull 47# now. Light, accurate and forgiving. She should compare.
Can't go wrong with the Parker Challenger, I shoot this and I absolutely love it. I pull 47# now. Light, accurate and forgiving. She should compare.
08-20-2007, 10:04 AM
#12
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Jackson, Missouri
Posts: 7,051
RE: Bow Reccomendation for Small Woman
I set up quite a few Diamond Edges last weekend at the Fall Classic in Springfield, Mo., while we were helping the Bass Pro employees out... both for youth and women.
Besides purely beinga VERY nice bow, it offers a range of adjustability from 18" - 28" draw length. Back out two allen screws, rotate the module over and align a pair of marks on the draw length you want (laser etched to show every length and half-inch increments as well), and tighten them back down. Do the same to top and bottom cams, and it probably takes you a minute and a half to do.
Obviously, that adjustment range is nice for the shooter, but it's equally nice if you ever decide to sell the bow: You're selling a bow that can fit just about anyone.
Another extremely nice benefit of the Diamond Edge is Bowtech's limb-swap program. Let's say you start out with 20-lb. limbs, and after a year or so of shooting, decide you've "outgrown" them. You take it back to your authorized Diamond dealer, they send it in, and Bowtech goes through the bow with a fine-tooth comb to make sure everything is in working order and replaces things as needed. They send the bow back to you with 30-lb. limbs for $50. You can do that with 40- and 50-lb. limbs as well. (50 lbs. being the max for the Edge.)
Besides purely beinga VERY nice bow, it offers a range of adjustability from 18" - 28" draw length. Back out two allen screws, rotate the module over and align a pair of marks on the draw length you want (laser etched to show every length and half-inch increments as well), and tighten them back down. Do the same to top and bottom cams, and it probably takes you a minute and a half to do.
Obviously, that adjustment range is nice for the shooter, but it's equally nice if you ever decide to sell the bow: You're selling a bow that can fit just about anyone.
Another extremely nice benefit of the Diamond Edge is Bowtech's limb-swap program. Let's say you start out with 20-lb. limbs, and after a year or so of shooting, decide you've "outgrown" them. You take it back to your authorized Diamond dealer, they send it in, and Bowtech goes through the bow with a fine-tooth comb to make sure everything is in working order and replaces things as needed. They send the bow back to you with 30-lb. limbs for $50. You can do that with 40- and 50-lb. limbs as well. (50 lbs. being the max for the Edge.)
08-20-2007, 11:26 AM
#14
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Middletown PA United States
Posts: 3,625
RE: Bow Reccomendation for Small Woman
Might be worth it to look at a Martin Bengal or Pantera. The Pantera with Nitrous cam and mini-mods is a nice shooter and a lot more speed than the M-Pro cam for the same weight.
08-20-2007, 03:37 PM
#15
Nontypical Buck
Thread Starter
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: South Dakota
Posts: 2,862
RE: Bow Reccomendation for Small Woman
Thanks guys! Keep the suggestions coming! I gave this link to my friend that is looking, now we are both getting confused. Wishing there was an archery shop nearby where she could go an shoot all the different makes/models of bows.
