Post by: gropaga on November 17, 2015, 09:25:50 AM
Is it possible to get an adjustable bow?
Post by: theleo on November 17, 2015, 09:55:11 AM
Post by: gropaga on November 17, 2015, 10:29:25 AM
Wing span: 5' 10"
Looking to spend: No more than 500$, flexible here.
Post by: h20hunter on November 17, 2015, 10:30:56 AM
Post by: Elkrunner on November 17, 2015, 10:33:41 AM
Age: 30
Wing span: 5' 10"
Looking to spend: No more than 500$, flexible here.
Go to a good bow shop and have them measure your true draw length. :twocents: It will not do you any good to shop for a compound bow until you know that.
Post by: gropaga on November 17, 2015, 10:54:59 AM
Post by: Elkrunner on November 17, 2015, 10:55:47 AM
Post by: pianoman9701 on November 17, 2015, 10:57:34 AM
Age: 30
Wing span: 5' 10"
Looking to spend: No more than 500$, flexible here.
Go to a good bow shop and have them measure your true draw length. :twocents: It will not do you any good to shop for a compound bow until you know that.
:yeah: Develop a relationship with that bow shop. This helps immensely with problems that pop up just before or during the season. The shop I use always puts me at the front of the line in an emergency. But, I also buy all my stuff there and bring new shooters in. It goes both ways.
Post by: Elkrunner on November 17, 2015, 11:07:02 AM
Age: 30
Wing span: 5' 10"
Looking to spend: No more than 500$, flexible here.
Go to a good bow shop and have them measure your true draw length. :twocents: It will not do you any good to shop for a compound bow until you know that.
Good point...I do the same.
:yeah: Develop a relationship with that bow shop. This helps immensely with problems that pop up just before or during the season. The shop I use always puts me at the front of the line in an emergency. But, I also buy all my stuff there and bring new shooters in. It goes both ways.
Post by: WAnoob on November 24, 2015, 01:06:28 PM
Post by: Elkrunner on November 24, 2015, 02:45:10 PM
Post by: kjbecker82 on November 24, 2015, 03:07:02 PM
Post by: WAnoob on November 25, 2015, 02:24:36 PM
Also, try out a bunch of bows at the shop after you are measured. When I bought my first compound bow I probably tested out 10 different bow's until I found one that fit me right. It's a weird thing...when you find a bow that's just "the one". I have a Monster Chill R and love it...but my brother-in-law has an Elite. He loves his and hates shooting the Monster, but I hate shooting his and love mine. It's just personal preference. Once you get your measurements, as others have said, find a good bow shop and start test driving some things. Good luck!!
I plan on doing this in a couple weeks when I am not working anymore and I get break from school. Just don't have the free time to hang out in a pro shop for awhile.
Post by: Miles on November 25, 2015, 03:07:10 PM
Post by: RadSav on November 25, 2015, 03:54:14 PM
Age: 30
Wing span: 5' 10"
Looking to spend: No more than 500$, flexible here.
Is that budget for the complete set-up or just for the bow?
You will be looking for a 28" draw length, more than likely. Most bows these days have adjustable draw length as well as adjustable draw weight. I wouldn't worry too much about getting into a wiener measuring poundage right away. 50-60# should serve you just fine. And then if you really take to liking the sport you can use that as a reason to upgrade later, if you so chose. With today's performance bows, even in the economy offerings 60# will do everything you want. And usually you shoot that poundage better too!
Bear Archery has two new bows in the economy range for 2016. Both fantastic for the money invested!! Either the Marshal or the Wild would be great purchases if that budget is limited to a complete package. The Wild is priced crazy at $299 MSRP! I've even thought of shooting it myself just to make a statement on how good these economy priced bows are these days. They might not be as pretty or as fast as the headliner bows. But they certainly are not $700-1000 slower! And often, as is the case with the Wild, they are super easy to tune and shoot! Much easier to shoot than most of the speed racers.
Post by: WAnoob on November 25, 2015, 04:01:40 PM
I figured anything popular, with a good reputation should do the trick as a first bow. I want it to last a few years and be able to take it elk hunting next year.
Post by: RadSav on November 25, 2015, 04:14:01 PM
I'm not really brand picky with bows (not yet :chuckle:) But a good friend of my dad's recommended anything by Mathews, Bowtech or Hoyt and I should be fine. I was looking at the charger due to the price and I've heard good things. He shot a lot of custom, heavy long bows and is old school so he doesn't dabble much in compounds.
If you have decided you want a Charger you need to rush out and get one now! That bow has been discontinued. Really sad as it was much better than the replacements in that price range. Mathews/Mission line has another strong couple bows in that price range. Bowtech/Diamond has been up and down in that price range...sometimes you get a good limb sometimes not. If you get a good one they are really great shooters!
PSE's Brute Force is another in that $499 price range whose performance is much greater than the price tag would suggest. Super easy bow to shoot too!
Post by: WAnoob on November 25, 2015, 04:17:58 PM
I'm not really brand picky with bows (not yet :chuckle:) But a good friend of my dad's recommended anything by Mathews, Bowtech or Hoyt and I should be fine. I was looking at the charger due to the price and I've heard good things. He shot a lot of custom, heavy long bows and is old school so he doesn't dabble much in compounds.
If you have decided you want a Charger you need to rush out and get one now! That bow has been discontinued. Really sad as it was much better than the replacements in that price range. Mathews/Mission line has another strong couple bows in that price range. Bowtech/Diamond has been up and down in that price range...sometimes you get a good limb sometimes not. If you get a good one they are really great shooters!
PSE's Brute Force is another in that $499 price range whose performance is much greater than the price tag would suggest. Super easy bow to shoot too!
That would explain why I can't find them online! I'm actually headed to Riverside Archery in a couple weeks as I saw they carried them, hopefully they have some left in stock. I wasn't dead set on the Charger but I heard good things about the bow for the price tag. I have reservations about buying a used bow as I do not know what to look for yet.
Post by: RadSav on November 25, 2015, 07:19:49 PM
That would explain why I can't find them online! I'm actually headed to Riverside Archery in a couple weeks as I saw they carried them, hopefully they have some left in stock. I wasn't dead set on the Charger but I heard good things about the bow for the price tag. I have reservations about buying a used bow as I do not know what to look for yet.
You can't buy any new Hoyt bows online. Part of the license agreement with retailers. Best bet would be a slightly used one on ArcheryTalk. Have to be careful though. There was an early problem with the Charger. Ate strings like a dog in a cheese factory! They fixed it rather rapidly, but a lot were sold before the problem materialized.
Post by: High Climber on November 25, 2015, 09:16:44 PM
Post by: bowtechian on November 26, 2015, 01:46:29 AM
http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php?topic=171960.0
Post by: Elkrunner on November 26, 2015, 10:18:37 AM
I was a newbie and bought it too big. I apparently have a 25 inch draw. Let me know if you may be interested. Restrung it last year. Has the Hoyt 4 arrow quiver. Might be interested In selling with the wad drop away rest and try glow 5 pin sights.
Post by: browney5er on November 26, 2015, 08:32:50 PM
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Post by: Piscatory_5 on December 04, 2015, 08:14:15 AM
I'm not really brand picky with bows (not yet :chuckle:) But a good friend of my dad's recommended anything by Mathews, Bowtech or Hoyt and I should be fine. I was looking at the charger due to the price and I've heard good things. He shot a lot of custom, heavy long bows and is old school so he doesn't dabble much in compounds.
I figured anything popular, with a good reputation should do the trick as a first bow. I want it to last a few years and be able to take it elk hunting next year.
I have a 2010 PSE Vendetta XL I'm not using. 35" ATA, adjustable draw lengths from 26-31 no cam change or module change necessary 60-70 lb that I'm not using. Pretty smooth drawing bow with decent speed. I'd sell that setup for less than $500.