hi i been looking into getting my Girl Friend into shooting she has exspessed an intrest in it and i think i have picked out a bow for her it the Nirk Rebel sold by 3 rivers archery the only thing i cant figure out is what poundage to get i think she prolly would draw 26 to 27 inches maybe....any of you have any exsperience in this i need some help....thanks alot

well I bought my wife a recurve after she picked out a compound and bought it. The compound is 36-38lbs depending on how much she is shooting and lately I think the bow is rusting <img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle> (dont let her see that or I'll be on the hideaway lol! Anyways, the recurve I bought her is 40lbs. She can get it back a few times and then struggles albeit she can get it back and if she would work at it for awhile I have no doubt she can handle it comfortably. THe thought I had was to get her up to 45lbs with the wheels to help build her muscles while shooting both bows. She is also shooting 26&quot;es for a draw length. She does enjoy shooting with me, my partner and his wife but man I wish she would hit the 40lb mark, she's so close. I dont however push her one bit, its all in her court, if she wants to hunt, so be it, if not, so be it. The idea was to get us out doing more stuff together...now if I could keep the wine away from her before I give her fly casting lessons we might be onto something <img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>!

btw, she passed the IBEP course with only a month of shooting under her belt and still proceeds to smoke most guys at the range out to 30 yards to include myself...guess I am a better teacher LMAO!!!

hehehe, my wife smokes me a lot too when we hit the range. She shoots my old 51# Chek-mate Hunter II recurve but only pulls 26&quot; with it. She pretty strong and has no trouble pulling it at 45#. Gonna try and get her to buy her license next year and hunt with me. Gotta have someone to drag the deer to the truck. <img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>Anyway, if your wife has never shot before, you might look at a bow around 30-35# @28&quot;. The easier it is for her to draw and hold at first, the more she is going to like it. Then once she is ready, move her up 5# or so.

well i have a bitterroot longbow 57lb@ 28in and she can pull it back i would say about halfway....i was thinkin that she might be able to handle 40 lbs or so...what do you guys think

I would say you should go with 30 to 35 lbs like suggested earlier. Get her something she can pull easily so she can shoot more and be able to hit the target. This way she won't get fatigued and aggravated due to not hitting the target. You can always get a heavier bow when she is ready for it. If you start her out heavy and it isn't fun for her it won't matter what pound bow you get. Be sure and put an arm guard on her cause a few good slaps on the forearm will definately take the fun out of it for her.

Strutter

Go with the light bow Strutter recommended. Just because she can pull the heavier one back part way, won't get it. She has to learn to establish an anchor point and develop proper form. Pulling a bow back partially isn't proper form.

Jack

amen to that..now if I could get my signifigant other out on the range more...she can manage that curve but she has a standing joke, the only thing she thinks she would be able to hunt is kangaroos....she shoots conistently about 18&quot;es high LOL! Well one of these days I'll have her back out....I know what it is..she is SOOO good she doesnt have to shoot..ya thats it

(needed, one room for rent, single (soont to be) bowhunter, fly fishn addict, no loud noise on fri and sat...will work for food <img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>!)

Like the others said, get her something light that she can pull back and shoot comfortably.

Here's advice from MY personal experience:

Don't spend too much money on her at first. She may not enjoy it as much as you do. Several years ago I was in to shooting 3-D's every weekend and wanted to get my wife out with me. I bought her a new target Oneida Eagle (white) with all the extras. Target stabilizer, release, target sight, X7 shafts w/nib points, everything all color coordinated (so she'd look good shooting it) white and blue. $600 10-15 years ago. She shot it 5 times!!! Finally sold the outfit for $300. Lesson well learned.

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