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Equipment & Gear => Archery Gear => Topic started by: 724wd on March 22, 2016, 10:05:27 PM

Title: Bow for 9 year old daughter
Post by: 724wd on March 22, 2016, 10:05:27 PM: My daughter will be 9 this summer. She has been shooting since she was 2. Right now she's shooting a Genesis Mini but has progressed beyond the capabilities of her equipment. I have been looking at the available ultra adjustable bows: Diamond Infinite Edge, Bear Cruzer, Bear Cruzer Lite, Mission Menace II, Mission Craze II, Mission Hype, Mission Hype DT, Hoyt Ignite, PSE Elation, PSE Fever, Martin Carbon Stratos CR.

I have narrowed the search to the Infinite Edge, Bear Cruzer Lite, and Mission Menace II. My scientific method included all the specs and how they relate to my daughter. I showed her the candidates and she likes the Bear Cruzer Lite. In purple. Left handed. :o It looks like a great choice, but the ATA is REALLY short! 27.125"!!! :yike: The Infinite Edge and Menace II are both 31" ATA. Anyone have an opinion on this?
Title: Re: Bow for 9 year old daughter
Post by: pianoman9701 on March 23, 2016, 07:24:24 AM: I'll have a used Bear Apprentice II available for about $100 after today. It has new strings and the stock whisker biscuit still on it. I know it's not on your list but I bet it would be a good choice and cheap.
Title: Re: Bow for 9 year old daughter
Post by: 2MANY on March 23, 2016, 07:47:07 AM: My 9 year old son has a mission bow that he can adjust draw length and poundage from now till adulthood. It is great. They are a great solution.
Title: Re: Bow for 9 year old daughter
Post by: Old Dog on March 23, 2016, 07:52:13 AM: Quote from: pianoman9701 on March 23, 2016, 07:24:24 AM
I'll have a used Bear Apprentice II available for about $100 after today. It has new strings and the stock whisker biscuit still on it. I know it's not on your list but I bet it would be a good choice and cheap.

That's a good deal on a great bow for a 9 year old. :twocents:
Title: Re: Bow for 9 year old daughter
Post by: thinkingman on March 23, 2016, 08:08:01 AM: I bought a Diamond Infinite Edge for my son.
He is a beefy 12yr old but I dialed it way back so I could adjust the cams and start him out easy.
It shot great with 500 spline arrows with 75gr tips.
He is now in the 35-40lb range and the 500 splines smoke right out there.
The Diamond will take her as far as she wants to go.
There is a LH Diamond Razor in the classifieds right now.
Title: Re: Bow for 9 year old daughter
Post by: Special T on March 23, 2016, 08:10:35 AM: I got my daughter a Mission Craze. Really popular at our club for kids bows because they grow with the kids.
Title: Re: Bow for 9 year old daughter
Post by: 724wd on March 23, 2016, 08:46:08 AM: Ya, I was looking at the Razor Edge in the classifieds. My only issue with that is they weight almost 4 pounds. My daughter has held them before and the mass weight is a bit much for her. But it's a heck of a deal! I'd also have to paint it... :chuckle: