Help finding a good kids bow
 

My daughter told me this weekend that she wants to get into 3D archery shooting after I took my family to an indoor 3D archery shoot. She is 9 yo and I am looking for a bow that has good draw length adjustability and adjustable poundage. I have looked at a Hoyt Banshee but I was wondering if any of you could give me some information on good kids bows. I am totaly excited about this, she was really into the shooting.

RE: Help finding a good kids bow
 

Check out the Mathews Genesis, one size fits all.

RE: Help finding a good kids bow
 

PSE Outlaw, BowTech Rascal, Seneca, PSE spyder are all good bows for kids around that age. The bows basically have a draw weight adjustment of between 20 ~ 35 # and a draw length of 19/20" up to 25".
The average 9 year old will/should be within the above specs.

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I have two kids that shoot:

- PSE Spyder, S4 wheels, 5-6 inches of draw, my 13 year old uses this and is just now maxed on the draw length.

- Horizon Osprey, I think they are out of business, but awesome kids bow, 7 inches of draw length with modules. He won the bow, so I bought the entire module set.

- bowtech rascal, not sure on the price, but this is one awesome kids bow.

- Golden Eagle Brave might be a good one to start with. No adjustment, but at $50 might be worth starting with incase she doesn't get into it. Both my boys shot these.

- Browing Micro-midas is supposedly a very good bow too.

Personally i would stay away from the Genesis, UNLESS they changed it to have a draw stop. True, its a one size fits all, but it is VERY hard to learn to shoot with it due to not having either a valley or wall to draw into. This makes it VERY hard for a kid to get a consistent anchor point.

--Bob

RE: Help finding a good kids bow
 

I just bought the Browning micro mirage for my seven year old. It is adjustable with both draw weight and length. I got the 20-30# version.

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I bought my 14 yr. old son a Micro Adrenaline from Browning. I bought it for the draw length adjustability of 25 - 28" I think it was. May be too much for a 9 yr old but seems to be a very nice shooting bow. Currently shooting 26" draw at around 41#...191 fps with Gold Tip 35/55's. We go to 3D shoots about every Sunday and he loves it.

RE: Help finding a good kids bow
 

Thanks to everyone who replied. This will give me some information to go on. Thanks again.

RE: Help finding a good kids bow
 

i would highly recomend the BowTech Rascal .i bought one 2 yrs ago for my 8 yr old and she's still shooting it now at 10.It's a miniture adult's bow .

nubo

RE: Help finding a good kids bow
 

I am 19 now and I got my first bow when I was 12. I got a Browning Micro Midas.
It is a great bow and is highly adjustable. You are also able to send it in and get an upgrade for longer draw lengths and highwer poundage.
I took my first deer when I was 12 with 38 lbs of draw weight and now I still shoot the same bow and I am 6'2" with the bow maxed out at about 55 lbs.
I will have to get a new bow soon, but that bow had the ability to grow with me and is a very good bow. It is highly accurate and forgiving.
With carbon arrows I can't really remember the speed it was at, but it has some pretty decent speed. I looked and it seems like they are up to the
Micro Midas 3 now. I can only imagine that it is even better than the one I got 7 years ago. If you want to know more about it you can reply to this,
e-mail me, or whatever else you can do from this site.
Good hunting.
Go Red Wings!!

RE: Help finding a good kids bow
 

Browning micro midas or micro adrenaline, depending on how much she can draw. It's a dual cam bow with 10 inches of draw length adjustment (18 - 28). I just ordered a micro adrenaline for my son in 40 - 50 pound weight from dnrsports.com. The package was only $220.63 with shipping. Comes with a rest, sight, three arrows, and a two piece quiver. Very smooth drawing and shooting bow and won't break the bank on a first bow.



If you got a little more money to burn the Parker challenger is, IMO, the best kids bow out there. They also have a package deal that comes with a rest, sight, one piece quiver, string leeches, bow sling, peep, and four carbon arrows. They also have a "grow up with Parker" program for the original owner. For $50.00 they will upgrade the limbs and cam modules as she grows. It comes in 20 - 50 pounds and 23 - 27 inches.

They also have the junior mag that you can get in weights from 10 - 40 pounds and 19 - 24 inches although it does not come in a package deal.