Post by bowtech on Jan 23, 2006 11:30:12 GMT -5
Whenever I see a thread that starts out "wife wants to try archery" the first thing always seems to be , what weight?.
Thats a hard one to answer since all ladys are not the same....no diffrent then men
Rule of thumb would be to say that lighter is better (to a degree) since #1: we are just starting out and #2: a woman doesnt have that macho to feed like the man in her life ;D
In general , a compound bow that has a peak weight of 40# or a recuve with a peak weight of 30# (for her draw leagth) is a good place to start.
My son has taken a number of animals with a 40# compound so I have seen first hand the effectivness of this weight .
A release is going to make the act of holding the bows weight much easier and therefore I highly reccomend one.
Most importantly is the overall bow weight.
Dont get a heavy bow for a woman
Upper body strength is not the same for a woman and that 5#+ rig (equiped) carried by a man is going to be very uncomfortable for a smaller person.
Youth bows are the best bows to look at IMO for this reason alone.
The Browning Adrenaline or Rage would be a good choice (for example) and as an added bonus they are inexspencive
As to the Release
The Winn free flight release is a favorite since it is secure and quickly becomes an exstention of the hand.
A release that does not flop around and spin away from the string is going to make this learning process much less frustrating.
Remember , when getting sights,quivers,stabilizers,ect. , keep weight of the total in mind
A hip quiver can take a good percentage of weight off the bow and is prefered by many hunters and target shooters.
Stabilizers do not need to be heavy to balance or to reduce shock .
Carbon rods that exstend the weight forward by 10" can do a great job with just a 2OZ. doinker on the end and reduce weight by up to 1/2 that of an 8oz. standard stabilizer.
Most importantly , get an arm guard!.
Nothing puts off the beginner more than a purple egg on the inside of the arm
Arrows.
Get good quality and light weight arrows.
Useing cheap,heavy aluminum or carbon arrows is going to make the learning curve steeper than need be in the beginning.
A good ACC shaft , splined for the lighter bow , provides a stupid light arrow shaft that will use every bit of energy that bow has to give.
Keeping the arch out of it , allows more success and a great/happy partner on the 3-D shoots.
The rest.
Most important , Get a dished launcher arm to keep that arrow in place.
An arrow that falls off as the bow is drawn is frustrating !
Having to let down,reload,redraw , is having a negitive effect on the whole exsperience
Bottom line
When you set up a bow (for anyone) make it as easy to shoot as possable.
Dont set it up for a person that has since moved on and developed a style that is more refined.
These suggestions are not THE rule....Just MY rule 
Thats a hard one to answer since all ladys are not the same....no diffrent then men
Rule of thumb would be to say that lighter is better (to a degree) since #1: we are just starting out and #2: a woman doesnt have that macho to feed like the man in her life ;D
In general , a compound bow that has a peak weight of 40# or a recuve with a peak weight of 30# (for her draw leagth) is a good place to start.
My son has taken a number of animals with a 40# compound so I have seen first hand the effectivness of this weight .
A release is going to make the act of holding the bows weight much easier and therefore I highly reccomend one.
Most importantly is the overall bow weight.
Dont get a heavy bow for a woman
Upper body strength is not the same for a woman and that 5#+ rig (equiped) carried by a man is going to be very uncomfortable for a smaller person.
Youth bows are the best bows to look at IMO for this reason alone.
The Browning Adrenaline or Rage would be a good choice (for example) and as an added bonus they are inexspencive
As to the Release
The Winn free flight release is a favorite since it is secure and quickly becomes an exstention of the hand.
A release that does not flop around and spin away from the string is going to make this learning process much less frustrating.
Remember , when getting sights,quivers,stabilizers,ect. , keep weight of the total in mind
A hip quiver can take a good percentage of weight off the bow and is prefered by many hunters and target shooters.
Stabilizers do not need to be heavy to balance or to reduce shock .
Carbon rods that exstend the weight forward by 10" can do a great job with just a 2OZ. doinker on the end and reduce weight by up to 1/2 that of an 8oz. standard stabilizer.
Most importantly , get an arm guard!.
Nothing puts off the beginner more than a purple egg on the inside of the arm
Arrows.
Get good quality and light weight arrows.
Useing cheap,heavy aluminum or carbon arrows is going to make the learning curve steeper than need be in the beginning.
A good ACC shaft , splined for the lighter bow , provides a stupid light arrow shaft that will use every bit of energy that bow has to give.
Keeping the arch out of it , allows more success and a great/happy partner on the 3-D shoots.
The rest.
Most important , Get a dished launcher arm to keep that arrow in place.
An arrow that falls off as the bow is drawn is frustrating !
Having to let down,reload,redraw , is having a negitive effect on the whole exsperience
Bottom line
When you set up a bow (for anyone) make it as easy to shoot as possable.
Dont set it up for a person that has since moved on and developed a style that is more refined.
These suggestions are not THE rule....Just MY rule
[img src="
