What recurve bow and stuff should I get for me?

Question

What kind of recurve bow should I get. Im 15 years old and hoping for a sort of large bow that can can go from 30- 50 lb (or higher).

I prefer it to be made of anything but wood. and if you can, can you suggest me arrows for em too. I'm buying online and I'd like a site of the bow. thanx

Answer 1

You say that you don't want any wood in your recurve bow, but the best-quality recurve bows have wood in the risers, and often in the limbs as well (the "riser" is what the limbs are attached to, also called the "handle").

If you really want a good-quality bow without wood in it, you should probably get a compound bow. And the least expensive good-quality new compounds often cost more than $250 (even PSE, a company known for its low prices, charges a lot of dollars for many of its compound bows).....and then there are all those accessories which will be needed, such as sights and arrow rests, which add to the cost of the bow (although you can use the bow without them if you want to).

http://www.keystonecountrystore.com/PSE_...

No, I am not recommending these bows, or any particular bows, just providing the link for the information. You will need to decide for yourself which particular bow is the best for your particular needs. (by the way, "IBO Speed: 236 fps @ 28 inches" means nothing except for how fast a particular bow shoots a specific arrow; in hunting situations, a slow, 180 fps arrow that hits the "kill zone" with good penetration will always out-perform a 236 fps arrow which misses the same "kill zone" by even 1 inch. a fast miss is still a miss.)

Since you want a ***recurve*** with a draw-weight range between 30 and 50 pounds (or higher), you should get a "take-down" bow; instead of turning a set of screws (and possibly having an un-balanced bow), you just change the bow's limbs. An example of an inexpensive take-down recurve bow is seen here:

http://www.keystonecountrystore.com/Arch...

One of the best-quality take-downs available is here:

http://www.3riversarchery.com/Product.as...

Although that particular PSE bow is perfectly usable and of fair quality, it is interesting how the best recurves -- this Fred Bear Takedown Supreme, for example -- have a lot of wood in them.......

As for arrows, you can find good arrows of the type you need at any good archery store (not Cabela's or Bass Pro - an ARCHERY store); the real professionals at an archery store will know what you actually need, not try to sell you only what they want you to have -- which is most often something expensive (and the "latest & greatest" isn't always the best).

Answer 2

i know  your lookin online so i got  one at big 5 but go to

http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templa...

and you'll find them.

Answer 3

About the only recurve with no wood are Olympic style recurves.  Aluminum, Magnesium or Carbon-Aluminum riser, and some limbs are made of Carbon Foam or Carbon with Wood core.

If that's the route you want to go though, I suggest starting a bit lighter.  Problem with Olympic style archery is, you usually hold the bow up quite a bit longer during the expansion phase of the shot.  Usually people making the transition from shooting instinctive to Olympic has to cut down their draw weight by quite a bit.  50lbs is pretty much the maximum any Olympic style shooter shoots, well some due to long draw lengths end up with 54lbs.

What do you intend to do with the bow, that'll be the question.  Your intention also determines the type of arrows to use.  For starter, I'd suggest aluminum shafts, cheap, durable, and pretty darn good.

Here's one of the top of the line bows

http://www.lancasterarchery.com/shop/pro...