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moonge

check out the mathews FX, I think that would be a real good bow for her.

Biteme/Paul Mohr

Mathews ultra 2 with a mini max cam. Seems to be a fairly popular bow with women shooters. It should give her plenty of speed and energy with that draw length and weight. They cost about 600 bucks in my area. If you get the fx I can think of several bows that are just as good for about the same or less money. You might want to take a look at the bowtechs also. They are very effecient bows.

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Goose10

Hoyt MT Sport w/Versa cam. It is relatively inexpensive compared to top of th line Hoyts and Mathews. It is a solid smooth bow with enough adjustablility. I found it easy to find a short draw- lower poundage bow in this model than in most models.

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IroquoisArcher

If you are using razor sharp broadheads and place your shot in the heart/lung area then 40# would do it but I would try to keep the shots in closer to 25 yards or less. I would check your regulations to be sure there isn't a minimum. PA is going to a 35# min. I believe.

Edited by - IroquoisArcher on 01/28/2002 22:09:16

btomlin

My wife loves her browning micro eclipse. Teh only prob for you is it is 21"-25". I was going to get her a micro adrenaline, which has a 22"-27" draw and goes to I believe 45#-50#. Her eclipse was a lot quicker and quieter than I expected. Her shots will be limited to 20yrd using steelforce heads.

You can check them out at browning.com.

Martin Man

Martin is offering the Phantom Elite. This bow has long recurve limbs and only comes in a dual cam configuration. This bow is more forgiving in the draw cycle than single cams and has excellent performance in the short draw, lighter weight range that you are looking for. This bow is in the stores for $325-$340. Skip the overdraw and shoot a full length arrow like a Gold Tip 3555, it will perform just fine.

It sounds like your wife will be new to shooting. I hope she enjoys it, it's a great way to spend time together. From the experiences that I've seen though, don't skimp too much on the equipment (low end price range is ok, just make sure it is of sufficient quality).

I would suggest keeping shots under 20-25 yds on live animals.

SuperX

Try the Parker Challenger - they have shorter draw lengths, 2.6pound weight and they are well made. I recommend getting a 40-50 pound model and start her dialed down to 38 (parkers generally go down 12 pounds from peak). By the time she is ready to hunt she can certainly be up in the mid-40's draw weight which should be plenty enough to take a deer. Some states require higher draw weights as well so if your bow maxes at 40 and you have one that is a little off, it may not reach the 40# minimum (for my state, MN).

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