Youth bows??

[spin05]

What is the best youth compound bow?? My son has shot alot of recurve bow . He wants a compound to hunt with thou.I was going to get him into blackpowder since im not sure if he pull anywere near 40#. So i figured id take him in and see what he can pull. I figure if he can pull 35# now,Id just skip the blackpowder and have him start shooting it.Figure he can get to 40# by next year...... Anyway whats a good one to get that he kinda grow with.?? I see the parker bows offer to put bigger limbs in as he grows for 49.95

[Grizzly95]

I bought my daughter a Bear Odessey, huge amounts of adjustment on draw and weight. She is 12 and right at the 40# mark now.

[Jason]

Diamond Edge is the bow to go with,has a long riser,10" of draw length adjustment,they also offer A limb exchange program for around $50. great bow,the archery shops can hardly keep them in stock for more than a couple days.

[Bscman]

The alpine micro is a great one for the money.

Sportsman's still has some '07 model in stock, on clearance for $150 (bare)...regular $229. The burlington store has a 40lb model, and when my girfriend (25" draw) ordered her 50lb from federal way we were told they had 6 in stock (various weights).

It's split limb, dual cam...adjustable from 21-28" of draw length...no press needed, no extra modules. It's really simple to adjust (30 seconds). My local shop also mentioned Alpine will upgrade limbs for a fee if you need a heavier draw weight later.

I've been pleased with it, and she loves it. HUGE bang for the buck and pretty quick given it's size.

[spin05]

Nice  thanks , Thats the kind of info i was looking for.

[spin05]

Well  picked up that Alpine micro last night at Sportmans warehouse.  Thanks for the tip!!!!!!! Nice little bow has alot of speed for a kids bow.Put a wisker bisquet on and a black gold sight and a string loop.Out the door with tax 301.00.

[Bscman]

Glad you liked it--more importantly, I'm glad your son likes it.
Which store did you pick it up from?

When you need limbs or advice, call 'em up and ask for Jeff Smiler. Great guy to deal with, and he'll set you up with whatever you need.

I put a whisker biscuit and trugle 4-pin on my g/f's Micro. It's shooting very well...and yes, it's suprisingly quick. Rated 280FPS.

Here's her first 3-shot group @ 20yds once I roughed in the sights and rest for her. Not too bad for having only been shooting for a week.

[MuleySniper]

My sister has an Alpine Colt she got when she was about 7, so its 12 or 13 years old now. She shot it for about a year. It is a cool little bow. I'm going to try to get it from her for my little guy. Try looking on eBay. I'm sure there are some killer deals on older youth compounds.
MS

[spin05]

Burlington store...they had one 40# and 50# left. It was set at 34# and he is good for about 8 shots or so before hes pooped.So he should be able to shoot 40# by next year..

[bowpredator]

Ipicked up a Browning Micro Addrenalin for my 12 yr old and he is pulling 46lbs now. He puts every arrow in the 3-d kill zone at 10 and 20 yrds so we are going to set him up in a ground blind this rifle season and see if he can shoot somthing. We hunt the islands in the sound where you can shoot does or bucks during rifle season so his chances should be pretty good.

[spin05]

So here is question for ya??? The bow has a offset string. I lined it up parell with the limbs instead of in the center.I then lined up the wisker bisquet,the sight pins and the arrow all in a row. Now when i shoot it i hit 2in groups at 20yrds without a peepsight on it even.When I hand to my son to shoot he hits 2ft low and almost 2ft left.We are both using releases and he says he is aiming like i do.Now i dont mind the shooting low.I can adjust that to his shooting style. But 2ft left? The only thing i can think of is his grip.He says he is using a loose grip but he is afraid to drop it. When he does hit low and left it is very consistant atleast

[Bscman]

First, I'd put in a peep...or at least a "kisser" button.
If you don't get him to start establishing a solid anchor point, he'll never be able to get consistent.
Make sure the draw length is correct for him (arrow knock under the eye at full draw) and not too long. If it's too long, he won't be able to anchor and consistency will go down. Also make sure the peep (if you install one) doesn't require him to lean his head in order to see through it.

That'll take care of *most* of the problem I bet--it's most likely coming from an inconsistent anchor, and sighting a little differently from you. A peep will be easier for him...and they're cheap!

If not, I'd be willing to bet it's hand torque just like you mentioned.
With a short brace height, a new bow that he can only draw back ~8 times, and the fear of slapping his forearm, he's probably got a death grip...or he's snapping his hands shut just as he releases.

A wrist strap will keep him from worrying about dropping the bow...or have him start placing his fingertips along the front of the grip, rather than wrapping around the grip. That should help torque, and keep the bow from falling.
A good stabilizer will help keep the bow steady and from torquing during the shot, too. Longer is better, and having the weight concentrated further out is good as well. We added on of the cheap Alpine stabilizers on the end of my girlfriend's micro and it helped eliminate those far left fliers...I just wish it was a little longer (it's ~6"). Paid ~$16.

I can tell you that my girlfriend draws 26 inches and I draw 29.5 inches. When I shoot her bow the arrows hit about 8" high and 3" right.

Where do you go shooting?

[spin05]

Yea it already has a peep served in but its like 3 inchs too high.If i move it down it will be into the string serving.So i am going to take it to van winkles and have them cut the serving off,put the peep were it needs to be for him,and then re-serve it and re attch the string loop. We just shoot on our property out on Camano is

[Bscman]

Re-serving would be a great idea, IMHO.
The monofiliment they use on the factory string is junk--mono slips and is a pain...and you definitely don't need the 8" of center serving if you're using a release.

Get that squared away and I bet you see a big improvement.

[spin05]

Got his peep moved down now its shooting great. What quiver did you guys put on there.Is there a 2 peice that fit on there???It doesnt look like it.Also we are having trouble finding a camo arrow with blazer vanes for a kids bow.What are you guys shooting??                                                                             tnanks   Scott