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Bow for Kids?
« on: November 18, 2024, 09:48:38 PM »
What are some good bow options for an 8YO with now real experience? Not looking to kill an animal, just trying to get my daughter into target shooting with me.

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Re: Bow for Kids?
« Reply #1 on: November 18, 2024, 10:32:14 PM »
Stickbows! Simple and fun. My boys are 8 and 9 and both shoot them with me.

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Re: Bow for Kids?
« Reply #2 on: November 19, 2024, 06:51:40 AM »
Bowtech diamond edge or infinite edge.   I may have a pink edge for sale if you’re interested.   I’ll be home in a few days and confirm with my daughter that it’s for sale.  She shot it maybe 50 times and now it just sits. 

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Re: Bow for Kids?
« Reply #3 on: November 19, 2024, 10:16:43 AM »
I got my daughter a mission. They will grow with your kid. I'm impressed with them for the sheer fact you don't have to buy a new bow as they grow. I also love stick bows but I think it's easier for the kids to hit the target from a young age
In archery we have something like the way of the superior man. When the archer misses the center of the target, he turns round and seeks for the cause of his failure in himself. 

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Re: Bow for Kids?
« Reply #4 on: November 21, 2024, 10:08:43 PM »
Bowtech diamond edge or infinite edge.   I may have a pink edge for sale if you’re interested.   I’ll be home in a few days and confirm with my daughter that it’s for sale.  She shot it maybe 50 times and now it just sits.

Let me know, I’ll have to do a little more research.

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Re: Bow for Kids?
« Reply #5 on: November 21, 2024, 10:15:34 PM »
Bowtech diamond edge or infinite edge.   I may have a pink edge for sale if you’re interested.   I’ll be home in a few days and confirm with my daughter that it’s for sale.  She shot it maybe 50 times and now it just sits.

Let me know, I’ll have to do a little more research.

Thanks for the reminder…..I’ll pull it out and post pics tomorrow with all the specs.  It will be for sale and you will have frost dibs before I post it officially. 


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Re: Bow for Kids?
« Reply #6 on: November 22, 2024, 08:48:13 AM »
Well, I misspoke and I actually changed my kids bows to Mathews / Mission bows a few years ago......tells you how long they have been stored and not used.  Both will be for sale / posted in the classifieds by this weekend, but thought I would give you first dibs.

#1:  Mission Craze:  (Specs were taken off line)
Specs at a glance:

IBO Speed Up to 306 fps
Axle to axle 28"
80% Let-off
Draw Weight 15-70lbs
Draw length range 19"-30"
Brace height 7.5"
Mass weight 3.6lbs
Carbon Rod Cable Guard
String Length 55 3/4"
Cable length 30 7/8"
D-Amplifiers and Dead End String Stop
Dual/Adjustable cams
Zebra Hybrid Bowstrings
Composite grip

The Mission Craze was my sons bow.  It will come with hard case, two piece mathwes quiver, Whisker Biscuit rest, Arrows (I have more than is pictured), hoyt carbon pro stack stabilizer, HHA single pin sight.

Price as pictured (w/o releases):  $400
Price w/o HHA single Pin / Hoyt Carbon pro stack stabilizer: $250

#2:  Mission Hammr (Specs)

Brace Height 6 1/4"
Draw Weight 16-70
Physical Weight 3.4 lbs
IBO RatingUp to 300 FPS at 29"/70 lbs
Draw Lengths 17-29

The Mission Hammr was my daughters bow and is outfitted with pink accents, whisker Biscuit rest, 5 arrow tight spot quiver, Hard Case, Arrows with practice tips seen in picture.

Price as pictures show......$450
Price w/o tightspot quiver....$350

I'll get pictures posted next, have to post those from my phone. 

I'm not interested in shipping so sale has to be FTF. 

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Re: Bow for Kids?
« Reply #7 on: November 22, 2024, 08:51:32 AM »
Hammer pics

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Re: Bow for Kids?
« Reply #8 on: November 22, 2024, 08:52:26 AM »
Hammer pics

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Re: Bow for Kids?
« Reply #9 on: November 22, 2024, 08:53:57 AM »
Craze pics

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Re: Bow for Kids?
« Reply #10 on: November 22, 2024, 08:54:56 AM »
Craze pics

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Re: Bow for Kids?
« Reply #11 on: November 22, 2024, 08:56:15 AM »
I can get more pics on to you if you need them.  Either, or both of these bows would be great starter bows for any kid and will grow with them through young adulthood. 

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Re: Bow for Kids?
« Reply #12 on: November 22, 2024, 10:11:40 AM »
I was just going to write a Pay it Forward post for youth recurves when your post popped up. Years ago I was quite involved in youth archery so built a plie of nice kids bows. Last week some of them turned up in a friend’s dusty attic. There are high quality , nicely designed good looking bows 56” RH 20# +- @ 24”. Price? Free to HuntWa but you gotta promise to pass it along when your kidoutgrows it. Located in Gig Harbor. (Several in photo already gone)

*** Keep it simple for the kids, hand / eye coordination and all that….
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Re: Bow for Kids?
« Reply #13 on: November 22, 2024, 10:14:27 AM »
That's what I'm talking about!

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Re: Bow for Kids?
« Reply #14 on: November 22, 2024, 11:51:06 AM »
I was just going to write a Pay it Forward post for youth recurves when your post popped up. Years ago I was quite involved in youth archery so built a plie of nice kids bows. Last week some of them turned up in a friend’s dusty attic. There are high quality , nicely designed good looking bows 56” RH 20# +- @ 24”. Price? Free to HuntWa but you gotta promise to pass it along when your kidoutgrows it. Located in Gig Harbor. (Several in photo already gone)

*** Keep it simple for the kids, hand / eye coordination and all that….

Wow, that is awesome! Would love that I’ll take one.

 


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