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Equipment & Gear => Archery Gear => Topic started by: blackpowderhunter on September 21, 2015, 10:10:23 PM

Title: First bow for woman
Post by: blackpowderhunter on September 21, 2015, 10:10:23 PM: So the lady has recently expressed interest in a bow as well as hunting with me on occasion.
We backpack together; so she is no stranger to the outdoors, spending a week in the woods, or putting on tough miles.
We are getting her into hunters safety this year, just to get it out of the way now as opposed to when she really wants to start hunting and it becomes a last minute scramble.
Anyways, for a first bow, not looking to spend too much, but also don't want junk obviously.
I shoot a diamond outlaw, I know not as fancy as most of you here, but it shoots straight (when I do haha) and kills what I hit with it.
Off the bat she had one request..."pink"...which sadly did knock out quite a few of the options I was originally oogling over.
One I ran across was the diamond infinite edge. It is available at my local outdoor emporium for about 300 bucks, and seems as though its a very adjustable, yet capable bow.
Realistically, this will be a 95% target bow, until she buys a license to come along with me on hunts.
Anyways.. Any insight or other options I am not looking at?
Title: Re: First bow for woman
Post by: Becky on September 21, 2015, 10:26:20 PM: Pink bow or pink accents? I have a bear siren that I love, has pink accents (that I'm slowly replacing :chuckle:). It's considered an older model bear so if you find one they're usually cheaper.
Title: Re: First bow for woman
Post by: Pigfuz on September 21, 2015, 10:37:51 PM: I would go with the Mission Craze by Mathews. My wife has one in pink camo and just killed her first elk with it yesterday. Very adjustable in draw length and weight.
Title: Re: First bow for woman
Post by: huntingbaldguy on September 22, 2015, 01:12:53 AM: Quote from: Pigfuz on September 21, 2015, 10:37:51 PM
I would go with the Mission Craze by Mathews. My wife has one in pink camo and just killed her first elk with it yesterday. Very adjustable in draw length and weight.

The Craze is a good bow, i agree. That's what my wife shoots and it's very affordable and adjustable so she can grow into it draw weight wise or for draw length changes.
Title: Re: First bow for woman
Post by: lokidog on September 22, 2015, 09:22:55 AM: Saw someone with an infinite edge a few days ago on the site here, I think even in pink.
Title: Re: First bow for woman
Post by: Jolten on September 22, 2015, 09:25:59 AM: I've got the infinite edge and absolutely love it.
Title: Re: First bow for woman
Post by: jm317 on October 28, 2015, 07:03:35 PM: My wife got her first compound last spring a PSE stinger x stiletto and she took to it beautifully and loves it. My daughter has the diamond infiniti (in pink camo) the adjustability is great for a growing girl but of the two I would say the PSE is a dam good bow for the price doesn't have the adjustability but the cam isn't to aggressive and my wife has no problem (she's small framed). It doesn't come in pink but a cool sparkly purple that's got a cool girly flair just the same and looks sharp. Good stuff :tup:
Title: Re: First bow for woman
Post by: Jonathan_S on November 02, 2015, 03:30:59 PM: Just like anybody buying a bow, she ought to shoot several models before choosing one...and for the love of all things sacred, don't let her pick one just because it is pink :chuckle:
Title: Re: First bow for woman
Post by: CoryTDF on November 02, 2015, 03:37:06 PM: Wife and her friend both have diamond bows. Wife has Razor edge and friend has the Infinite. Both have been solid shooters and have killed deer with no problem.
Title: Re: First bow for woman
Post by: JJ79 on December 12, 2015, 03:08:53 AM: I bought my gf a mission menace, it's a nice light bow. It's more of a youth bow being that it has a fairly light draw weight range maxing out at 55 I believe at the longest draw length. At her length the max is 50 or so. The craze I think is the next size up essentially, and if she can handle the strength I'd lean towards that although I haven't shot it myself. I can only vouch that the menace is nice and light plus easy to adjust

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