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Originally Posted by Colorado1135
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003RXOOQI/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Barnett Vortex youth bow
I got this one for my son when he was 9, fully adjustable for draw length and weight and at only $125 it didn't break the bank.


i second this.


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I'm in the same boat as the OP, only X 2, as my twin daughter and son just joined an archery class and now want their own bows. They'll be 12 in June and I'm worried that they're on the cusp of being too big for kids bows, especially my son who is about 5' 1" or so and about 140 lbs.

I've been eyeballing the PSE Mini Burner, the Bear Cruzer and the Ruckus by Hoyt, but haven't settled on anything yet.


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Check out a Hoyt Ignite, bought one for my wife and my buddy got one for his daughter. I wouldn't call it a kids bows at all but draw and weight can be adjusted as such.


My 9yo is shooting a Mission youth bow but I don't see him shooting it for much longer.

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My son has a Mission Craze II. He has had it for two years and I have adjusted it as he grows. I have no experience with any other youth bows, but this little bow is pretty nice to me. If I would have been lucky enough to get a bow like this when I was a kid, I would still be using it. It is well made, pretty light and compact, and he shoots it well.

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Parker Sidekick. Reasonably priced, and can last kids till late teens or adulthood. Draw is adjustable from 18-28", and they make 20-40lb and 40-60lb limbs. Used to swap the limbs for nearly free when your kid is ready to move up. Factory strings suck, a good set made it SIGNIFICANTLY faster and easier to tune and keep tuned.

And it's no junk toy bow. My wife has a short draw so took my sons when he didn't want it anymore. She's killed two coues and a mulie with it.


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Originally Posted by MattMan
Parker Sidekick. Reasonably priced, and can last kids till late teens or adulthood. Draw is adjustable from 18-28", and they make 20-40lb and 40-60lb limbs. Used to swap the limbs for nearly free when your kid is ready to move up. Factory strings suck, a good set made it SIGNIFICANTLY faster and easier to tune and keep tuned.

And it's no junk toy bow. My wife has a short draw so took my sons when he didn't want it anymore. She's killed two coues and a mulie with it.


^^^THIS^^^

I got one for my son when he was about 13. However, I thought my limbs were 30-40 lbs. then upgraded to 40-50 lbs. I might be wrong about that. He used the first set of limbs for a couple of years, along with adjusting the draw length. Then switched to the heavier limbs for a year or two until he grew out of it. Then I bought him a used Mathews. I sold it to a guy that works for me and he ran it through his kid's growing years too. That was a good little bow. My son took a couple of deer with it.


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I would start her out with an ILF recurve riser and set of very light weight ILF limbs. Risers can be found around $100 and cheaper used. You can buy heavier limbs as she grows and limbs start under $100 for very good limbs. Actually a $100 set of ILF limbs will be as well made as some very high end custom traditional bowyer's limbs.

Lancaster Archery can help you get her set up for her age,height,draw length and help get arrows matched for those very light weight limbs. Lancaster sells arrows with spine deflection over 1200 for the lightest limbs. Places like 3 Rivers cater to traditional shooters and will try to sell you the lightest arrows they sell 600 deflection even if you are shooting a 15 lb bow. A 600 deflection arrow would work for a 35-45 lb bow depending on DL and tip weight but not for a 15 lb bow.

If she is more interested in compounds,I would look into the Genesis bows.

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I agree with traditional gear because it requires better form. I like the idea of them learning proper form from the start.


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