Im 15. I am curious about getting a bow. I dont know how much I can pull back but I can bench press 160. Im gonna be driving soon and when I can Ill be out hunting as much as I can. Now I only rifle hunt. But am curious if anyone would be willing to help me with this. thanks.

RemingtonLover; You have probably already given this some thought as to the kind of bow you'll want to shoot and hunt with, but there are two basic groups. Compounds and traditional style bows. If you are in a hurry to learn to shoot the bow, the compound is probably the way to go. They are considerably more complex design, but the average shooter can, with a lot less practice, become proficient in a much shorter period of time. If you're not in a big hurry, thousands of us gain great satisfaction from becoming proficient with a traditional bow as our weapon of choice.

As far as shooting or being able to pull the weight. If you want to start with a compound, head to your local pro shop and see what they have to offer. Companies like PSE offer packages at a reduced price for beginners and I'm sure there are some good used bows out there. Just don't get overbowed in weight. Be sure to try the bow before buying. Maybe they still sell them with an adjustible weight range. If you want to start with a traditional style bow, take a hike down to the trad board and see what info those folks have to offer. They're a great bunch of archers and are always willing to help someone get started. No matter which way you decide to go, have fun and shoot em straight.

Remington Lover,

I agree fully with the other reply in this artical, I personally started out shooting recurves without sights then moved to recurves with sights then was allowed to get a compound bow with out sights then with sights. that really helped me with accuracy and helped win a gold medal or 2, but as for a good bow to start with first you must go to a local proshop to get measured for weight, and draw length. Then you need to brouse through the bow racks and draw everyone until you find one that you like the feel of, but remember to draw with the shooting aid you will use (finger tab, glove or release). I would if you want to be ready to hunt by next season select a compound bow with soft cams or round wheels, a sight pin, stabilizer, and release aid. I would also make sure to buy arrows that match your bow. Not too light or heavy, over or under spined. And then there is only one thing left to do, find an old friend and have them teach you how to shoot.

Good Luck Kid
See you in the woods
EricS

first of all i would agree with all the above advice. i started my son out with a pse nova they come in a variery of price ranges and are a package buy the bow and a relese and practice, practice, practice. the best advice i can give you no matter what bow you buy is practice.

Remingtonlover if you buy a bow we willhave to change your name to bowlover because once you start it will be about impossible to stop.
For instance you will be able to see a lot more wildlife and be able to get alot closer than usual,you also will be able to hunt 5 or 6 month's of the year instead of a few lousy week's here and there .When your not hunting most pro shop's have 3D ranges and club's that you can participate in if you want if not you can buy and set-up your own target's and shoot .You see you can shoot your bow pretty much all year if you want .
I started out a year ago and now I don't touch my rifles and shot gun's any more unless it's to clean them .I just can't leave my bow alone.Good luck to you, but once you try it you'll understand where I'm coming from .Don't worry about how much you can pull because you can set the bow so that you can pull it and as you progress you can add a few pounds and you'll be pulling the same as I do in no time.
Nubo

i'm only 14 and i got my first bow in May! what i wanted was a bow that would last me and i found one! it is a Martin Jaguar it has a 24"-30" draw length and goes 40-70# if i wanted it would last me my hole life! and the bow itself is only like 280$ but i got mine in a package with about everything and it cost me 420$ with tax! that might be something you might want to look into! hoped i helped you out alitle?

I would recomend a good proshop. They can show you all the differnt models and styles in your price range. As well as that they can fit you for drawlength and weight. You will pay a little more for the bow, but the service you get is priceless! As for a brand, to be honest, for a hunting bow I don't think you can realy buy a "bad" bow, pick one that feels good to you, and that you are comfortable with. Once you start I think you will be hooked. I started when I was your age, and love it as much at 33 as I did at 14.

TAKE YOUR KIDS HUNTING AND YOU WON'T BE HUNTING FOR YOUR KIDS

yuppers...one thing about the trad side. Dont look down on it at first it is tough enuf just to get a bow back let alone hit the ground in front of you! It doesnt take long before things start to click and you start getting arras where they are intended to go. Now getting good takes a ton of dedication and preservance! You will however enjoy every minute of it! Its what the romance of archery is all about!!!