So I'm looking for a compound bow for my 9 year old son for his birthday to possibly hunt with. What do y'all recommend that would be a decent starter, draw weight of 40-45#, easy on the wallet. I shoot traditional and have not shot compound in years. Thanks for the help!!
I bought my son who is 8 a Genesis Pro. The Genesis Pro is a great bow but the grip was a little large and the weight was a little much. Ended up shooting a Diamond Atomic and buying the previous model to this. He is now shooting 20 yds and smacking the target well. New Atomic setup is aprox. $200 Genesis $150-200. I have a Genesis Pro I'm trying to sale also. Have fun and shoot together.
When I first started I was given a Hoyt Ruckus. But with him already drawing 40-45 I'd look into Mathews Mission Craze - they can go up to 70# (I believe). Definately something he can grow with. I currently have one and love it. I think fully decked out it was around $600.
I'd go one extreme or the other. Either a Genesis that's fairly cheap if you want to make sure he likes archery, or a fully adjustable bow like the Mission Craze that can grow with him into adulthood.
My oldest has a Genesis and shoots it pretty well. If he sticks with it, he'll get something bigger when he gets closer to hunting age. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Thanks all I'm still trying to find on I can set the draw weight low enough he can draw it now and still have plenty of room to adjust higher later.
