Good bows and arrows to buy in Southern California?

Question

Hi guys! Its me, Tanisha. Me and my brother are new archers. I am 15 and he is 18. However, we don't know what good bows to buy? Do we buy the youth bows? And where do we get them? We want a bow that we could keep for a good amount of time. And the cheaper the better. We are willing to spend at most 200-300 dollars for a bow.

Answer 1

Well I think you should not get the youth bows because its for children!

Answer 2

You might wanna take a look at livenyx.com. It is a blog on archery and I think there is a store where you can look at its merchandise. Should have what you are looking for at a lower price.  

Answer 3

I have a Dakota recurve. 25 lb. draw. Its been my bow for a while, but now I'm selling it in a garage sale. My asking price is 100$. If you are interested, I'm in Lancaster. The sale is Saturday in Lancaster near Ave. K-8 and 20th Street West. look for signs.

Barring that, I'd say to go to H&W Archery off of Sierra Highway. Thats also in Lancaster.  

Answer 4

There are tons of ranges in the So Cal area that offers free use of archery equipment.  If you're just starting out, I really suggest you go to these ranges.

Visit http://www.socalarchery.com.  Find the closest range and shoot with their equipment.  It accomplishes two things, one you have coaches that will watch you and make sure you don't develop bad habits.  Two, you get to grow with our equipment properly.  

There is something to be said about owning your own equipment.  You can go to the range knowing you're going to use the same equipment, which is good, but even better you have equipment that can be tailored to match you and your shooting style, which is the best.  

The kind of bow to get, will depend on your goal.  Do you want to hunt, do you want to compete, do you want to someday make it to the Olympics, or do you want to just shoot for fun.  Visit one of the ranges in the area and they can point you in the right direction.