I got my boy one of the bear plastic 40 dollar recurves when he was 6. He used it till he was 8. then I got him one of the nice 3 piece recurves for kids by Ragim. His sister now has the bear bow.
The Ragim was 85 dollars for the bow, and it pulled 20 lbs. It really zipped the arrows out, which made him happy.
He is now just 11 and I traded his 20 lb limbs in for 30 lb limbs, and it cost about 30 dollars. He’s still struggling with the higher weight, but he will grow into it soon.
I hope he will take his first deer with this bow. Just need to get up to 40lbs and we’re there. Maybe 2 more years and another 30 dollar set of limbs….
We went to a rabbit hunt this past Feburary. There were a number of boys there with bows. While taking a break in the middle of the day, the boys started having a shooting contest. The Ragim sure was the best performing, and my boy was obviously the best shooter in the group 8) 😀
3Rivers has similar bows in there kid section. I definitely recommend a 3 piece bow to allow the change of limbs. While maintaining the consistency that kids crave.
Hope this helps
