trying to get my feet wet in the art of archery hunting. seen an ad in the paper, this is what it read:

older pearson bow, 30" draw, arrows and broadheads, also comes with case $150

is it worth looking into??

Pearson has been around for many years and they make good bows! It's only worth looking into if you already know you have a 30" draw length.

how do you know what draw length you have??

Your best bet would be to go to a proshop and have them measure you for your draw length. If thats not feasible you can extend your bow arm in front of you with an open hand as if your holding a bow and have somebody measure from the webing between your thumb and forefinger to the corner of your mouth and add 1 3/4" to that. That will get you close enough to get started.

Pearson has been around since 1938, so be sure and find out what they mean by saying the bow is an 'older' one. They make very good bows, but they haven't been real high on the popularity scale since the late 80's. Somebody always has a bow that's a little faster, or has some new wrinkle and Pearson gets left out in the cold. Pearson was bought out by McPherson several years back and that was a good thing for both outfits. I've owned a McPherson and Pearson since the merger and they were both excellent bows. Not quite as fast as some, but very quiet, stable and very accurate.

If the bow is more than 5 years old, I'd try and get the price down a little.

Pearson's website isn't the best site on the planet, but here it is:

www.benpearson.com

I prefer the wingspan method of estimating draw length. Stand with your nose against the wall and stretch your arms straight out to the sides along the wall. Have someone measure you from fingertip to fingertip. Take that measurement, subtract 15 and divide by 2.

For example, my wingspan is 82". 82-15=67. 67/2=33 1/2 .... Which just happens to be my true draw length. It doesn't always work out exactly right for everybody but it does get close.

Myfirst bow was a Pearson Spoiler.


very reliable. it was from the mid 80's.

Personally, I wouldnt pay 150 dollars for a Used bow... spend a few more and get a new one... You'll be alot more happy about it...

boyscout, if you live in texas come see me. I will sell you a High Country 36" A/A shooting 287fps for $150.

My first bow was a Ben Pearson. I hunted with this bow for 21 years and killed many deer with it. Cranked down to 62#, it is really slow, but very quiet and deadly at 20 yards. I finally got a new Hoyt that is blinding fast compared to the old BP. I wouldn't pay $150 for my old BP, maybe $75 - $100 at the most if it came complete with sights and arrows and all that jazz. All in all, if the price were right, it would be a good bow to get started but like others have said, for a few more bucks you can pick up something a lot newer and a ton faster.

I've never in my 10 years of bowhunting have I ever had a brand new bow. I bought a new one (to me) this year for 125$. All three deer I shot this year are still dead.

whatever you get, practice. Shoot until your cocky about how good you are. It doesn't take a 600$ bow to kill a deer.

JMO