Youth Equipment "What to buy"

Last Updated (Sunday, 17 March 2013 12:12) Written by admin Sunday, 17 March 2013 12:03

Although having your own equipment is not a requirement for our JOAD program, it does give you a better opportunity to improve your skills. So if you want some guidance on purchases take a look at the below info.

Archery Youth Hardware Purchase Recommendations:

As far as buying a bow…  There is a lot that goes into this choice and very few of the options fall short of the 200,00 dollar mark. Here is a list of bows that I recommend and why. A persons “Handedness” is less important than their eye dominance. All of the bows recommended below link to right handed bows but each can be purchased LH or RH.  To determine eye dominance watch this video. Left eye dominant left hand bow.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIVayKuQGG4

Compound bows: You cannot buy a decent compound bow for less than 300.00 these come with all the accessories you’ll need. Compound bows are the most popular and have the greatest number of participants especially for local clubs and tournaments. Recurve shooters are always welcome at club tournaments there just isn’t typically the same amount of shooters.

PSE Rally- High level of adjustability so it will fit most 10 year olds and continue to fit them until they are ready to buy their own bow. Some adults even buy this bow. They are readily available at Cabalas and other retailers as well.

http://www.huntersfriend.com/2012_PSE_Rally_Compound_Bow/the_bow_that_fits_anyone.htm

Diamond Infinite Edge – Basically the same benefits as the Rally

http://www.huntersfriend.com/2013_Diamond_Infinite_Edge_Package/compound_bow_that_fits_everyone.htm

Many of the bow manufacturers have youth bows and there are many options available the ones listed above take budget considerations into account but if you want the best performance then that is a long long conversation.

Recurve bows:
Basically recurve bows are for those folks who like the traditional look or who have Olympic aspirations. The Olympics only allow recurve bows. As far as length goes it’s better to go larger so I would recommend 66 -68” bow. Draw weight you should start out light perhaps 25 pounds or even lighter until they have developed good form and then they can crank up the weight.

Starter recurve bows:

http://www.lancasterarchery.com/las-rolan-66-recurve-bow.html

http://www.lancasterarchery.com/samick-polaris-66-takedown-recurve-bow.html

http://www.lancasterarchery.com/usa-archery-66-recurve-bow.html

http://www.lancasterarchery.com/cartel-66-triple-riser.html and limbs http://www.lancasterarchery.com/w-w-sf-prostyle-recurve-limbs.html

Intermediate:

http://www.lancasterarchery.com/pse-optima-66-recurve-bow-rh.html

Low end International Limb Fittings ILF. ILF bows are the standard bow used by adults and Olympic shooters. The riser or (handle) is sold separately from the limbs.

http://www.lancasterarchery.com/w-w-sf-premium-recurve-riser.html and limbs

http://www.lancasterarchery.com/hoyt-horizon-25-recurve-riser.html and limbs “”

http://www.lancasterarchery.com/samick-mizar-recurve-riser.html and limbs “”

http://www.lancasterarchery.com/samick-avante-25-recurve-riser.html and limbs “”

Limb recommendations

http://www.lancasterarchery.com/w-w-sebastian-flute-premium-carbon-recurve-limbs.html

http://www.lancasterarchery.com/win-win-sf-axiom-plus-recurve-limbs.html

http://www.lancasterarchery.com/samick-privilege-recurve-limbs.html