What Bow Will Suit Me

The process of identifying your proper bow for archery only takes a few moments but some folks make it look like rocket science.

In reality it only takes 5 to 10 minutes to educate yourself in determining what bow will suit you or your child. After reading through the following article you will have all the information you need to make proper equipment selections.

Now to answer you question, “What bow will suit me?” here are some tips that you should know:

Distinguishing Compound, Recurve, and Longbow

The first thing that you should do is to decide whether you would like a compound bow, a recurve bow, or a longbow. You need to know their differences so we are here to tell you about such information.

The ones with curves at the ends are recurve bows while the ones with straight ends are longbows. The difference between a recurve bow and compound bow range is that, in a recurve bow, as you pull the strings, the pressure increases and it makes it even harder the farther you pull the string back. This is something you can determine as you hold the string in an aiming position wherein you put maximum pressure before your release.

A compound bow is hard to pull the string in the beginning and it gets easier as you pull it right back. Furthermore, if you are holding in a position to aim or let go of the arrow, you’re holding 15% of the pressure of the bow.

Max Strength and Max Draw Length of Bows

You can also decide if you want a longbow or recurve bow based on the max strength and max draw length that you need. If, for example, you are a 16-year-old and has average strength, what is suitable for you may be a bow with max 60 lbs. or 45 lbs. If you can’t pull the 45 lbs., you need something with a lesser weight but you need to take note that the price may increase.

As a bow’s length or weight is adjustable or if it has more choices for adjusting, the price also increases. If you are a teenager with the age of 13 and you want something that is not as strong as the 45 lbs., you might consider the Rex Bow or the Elite Bow. In this case, such bows are more expensive than the average bow. With the Rex and Elite Bow, you cannot just adjust the draw weight but also the draw length which you cannot do on the other bows.

Bows for Children

If you are trying to buy a bow for a child, Combat Australia also has a list of options for your child. We have longbow around 5 – 10 lbs. recommended for children aged 5 to 7. Other ages included with available bows draw strength and length include children aged 7 – 9 and 10 – 12. For compound bows, a 10 lb. bow is recommended possibly for children around 5 – 8 years old.

For recurve bow, a really nice set-up suitable for kids around 9 – 10 years old is also available. One bow in which a child can have the quivers on the side and is a bit more adjustable for children aged 7 – 9 is the Little Hunter. For children aged 10 -13, the Major Bow is advisable. It has a basic arrow rest and device, and is also adjustable and comes in the color of camouflage.

Rex Bows, Extreme Bows and Elite Bows

If you choose the Rex bow or the Elite bow, you can adjust these bows’ draw lengths. In adjusting a draw length, it is basically your arm width, divided by 2.5 and convert to inches.

The Rex Bow has 20 inches to 29 inches adjustable draw while the Elite has 22 inches – 31 inches, which is usually longer than Rex. The Extreme Bow, on the other hand, has a draw length of 27 – 29 inches. However, it is pretty tricky to change draw length form this bow.

For other bows, we also have mountain bow and bear bows which you can find if you come and see Combat Australia.