Archery Beginner - Bow Recs?
#1
Spike
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Join Date: Mar 2012
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Archery Beginner - Bow Recs?
I'm new to archery. I've only recently tried it while in the archery lane of a sporting goods store where I tried different bows. I loved the recurve the most, despite the horrible bruises it left on my forearm.
Now I want a bow of my own. I'd really like a primitive longbow, but I've been told that most longbows require more arm strength, which I don't have, and I ought to start smaller.
So I figure I'm trying to find a good 30# bow, purely for recreation instead of hunting. Maybe a recurve. I'd like something primitive and easy to use. Do you have any recommendations for a newbie?
Now I want a bow of my own. I'd really like a primitive longbow, but I've been told that most longbows require more arm strength, which I don't have, and I ought to start smaller.
So I figure I'm trying to find a good 30# bow, purely for recreation instead of hunting. Maybe a recurve. I'd like something primitive and easy to use. Do you have any recommendations for a newbie?
Last edited by C_M_Sikora; 03-13-2012 at 08:55 PM.
#2
For a beginner's recurve, for the money, it's hard to beat a 62" Samick Sage take down recurve. Around $140 at 3 Rivers Archery for a mail order.
http://www.3riversarchery.com/product.asp?i=2490X
http://www.3riversarchery.com/product.asp?i=2490X
#3
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Mississippi USA
Posts: 15,296
Yep--the Sage is hard to beat.
To avoid the forearm bruises, turn your elbow out (most automatically lock it out, which forces the elbow to point down and puts the elbow in the way of the string) or wear an arm guard.
To avoid the forearm bruises, turn your elbow out (most automatically lock it out, which forces the elbow to point down and puts the elbow in the way of the string) or wear an arm guard.
#5
For a beginner's recurve, for the money, it's hard to beat a 62" Samick Sage take down recurve. Around $140 at 3 Rivers Archery for a mail order.
http://www.3riversarchery.com/product.asp?i=2490X
http://www.3riversarchery.com/product.asp?i=2490X