First Bow Suggestions For Wife

[bennettjoh]

#3735

Hi All,

I am new here, this is my first post. No I am not offering to trade my wife for a bow. Please suggest a first bow, size and weight for my wife. She is about five feet six inches, 125 pounds. Preference towards recurve. First target shooting for the learning curve but eventually potential for small game hunting.

1. Draw length estimated at 26 inches.

2. I think she is fully able to handle 35 pounds.

What length recurve? what would be the max weight? Any vintage bow suggestions?

Note: She is very competitve and would not likely accept the suggestion of a “youth” bow.

Thanks!

[Toehead]

#22865

My girlfriend is the same way. I bought her a inexpensive bear black bear that was 30#@28″ first to see if she liked it. She fell in love with it so I bought her a 1960 bear grizzly at 30# @28″. Sweet bow. They are both 60″ long. She is drawing about 24-25″. The most important thing is get a bow that you have absolutely zero questions on how easy it will be for her to draw it. The last thing she needs to do is work into a bow. Now is the time to build confidence and having a bow easy to pull is the ticket. You can always get lighter arrows or a heavier bow later on. My girlfriend now has 2 Recurves and a long bow she loves shooting.

[kellydockter]

#22929

a 40# bear grizzly is a great bow and would be fine for all shooting.

[Ben M.]

#23067

Check out the Samick line. I think Samick is a good choice for beginners because these bows are very smoothe shooters and you can always buy extra limbs of a different poundage. The Sage is only 130 bucks! Pretty cheap way to get into archery, and the bow you get is darn good for the money.

http://www.lancasterarchery.com/samick-sage-takedown-recurve-bow.html

[wildschwein]

#23093

I will second the Samick suggestion. Great starter bows, and price and selection are good.

[apfarmer]

#23102

I also will second the Samick suggestion. I bought my girlfriend a Samick Sage, 62″, 30#. It shot great as it came from Samick. But, I upgraded her string to a 10 strand SBD string which increased the speed about 15 fps over the factory string. I also put moleskin in the limb pockets, and it now shoots whisper quiet at her draw weight of 26 inches, shooting 600 carbon arrows with a 125 grain point.

[Wexbow]

#25187

Welcome to the forum. I can also recommend the Samick Sage especially if you’re on a budget. Loads of reviews on 3 Rivers if you want some other opinions.

[Don Thomas]

#26609

I have no specifics, but can stress a couple of general principles. 1. Start light. Too much weight at first leads to bad form. 2. Don’t spend a lot of money on the first bow. If she gets into it, she’ll outgrow it in a few months. 3. Don’t underestimate where she’ll wind up because of gender. Lori is five feet tall on a good day and can shoot #55 easily when she’s practicing regularly Don

[Troy Breeding]

#26946

Don,

Your statements are spot on.

Start her out light, give her time and let her decide what she likes. Your not shooting the bow, she is.

Troy

[Don Thomas]

#28068

Great point, Troy. There’s a difference between helping others get started and forcing them to do things the way we do them. Good teachers appreciate that difference. Don

[vajd]

#29307

Another option would be an ILF riser.

JD

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