Archery question?
 

I'm wanting to get a recurve bow to do some target shooting with my boys.

My youngest just got a nice little bow and a hand full of arrows for his birthday so weve been doing some target shooting in the pasture just behind the house.

It would be fun if I could find a fairly light draw bow that my older son and I could share so we can pick up the pace of turns.

I've been looking at ebay and C L. and keep coming across the term right handed or left handed. My question is that referring to the hand you hold the bow in or the hand that you knock and draw the string with?

Vash, others here please illuminate me.

Also any suggestions for the bow to look for? I don't know the brands or models.
I like the traditional looking wooden ones. But am open to suggestions.

Cheers Richard

Right hand bow - you hold it in your left hand. Left hand bow - you hold in your right. Typically, if you write (right handed) with your right hand, you hold a bow with your left and draw the string back with your right.

Europeans of old drew the string back with their right hand. Asian bows took more force to draw. the arrow and string are held with the right hand and the bow is pushed forward. Do buy the forearm shields the bow string slap really stings.

yup..BUT...check your eye dominance. you really should let that govern which hand you shoot with. i didnt and switching now would be disasterous. i still may. i am right handed but left eye dominant. i should shoot lefty.

........unless, you are horribly challenged with the non dominant hand.

JUST so you know. if i lived on Kauai, i would definately get a bow ready. what a target rich environment. chickens, hogs..all the basic food groups :D

I'm all settled into holding the bow in my left hand, from way back as a kid I was quite into bow shooting. Just trying to get the terminology down, as the shopping for a bow from here is on line or mail order of some sort.

There is one shop here that stocks compound bows for the hunters here.
Vash There are also some axis deer here also.

In a resent news story here there some sportsmen from Maui/ Big Island that rounded up some axis deer from Lanai and flew them over to the big island to introduce them there for hunting. Only thing is that they didn't check with the wildlife authorities.
Who , it turned out didn't think that was such a good idea, and have now advertised open season on the deer on the Big Island to try to keep them from taking over there.
Oops.

I just saw a hunting show shot on Lanai, bow hunting the axis deer there. Spot and stalk hunting. Beautiful animals, spotted coloration with tall racks.

Any suggestions on brand to look for to find a nice recurve bow. Its hard to sort out withn out putting my eyes/hands on them.

Cheers Richard

Cheers Richard

Why a recurve?

I'm an oddball- Write left-handed, use a right-hand compound bow.

Both Hoyt and Great-Tree archery make some nice youth bows that can be had with up to ~35 lbf draw weight. Expect to pay ~$150 for a new bow. (In my opinion, the Hoyt's are better.) I recommend also looking at a set of carbon target shafts (look at Beman) as these will take lots of abuse and will be more economical in the long run compared to wood.

Me too...turkeys are plentiful there too, no?

Yeah...why recurve? Thats backwards...most when they get proficient w/ a 2 wheeler they go to the recurve. It's a lot of fun...maybe Vash and I can trade you hunts...;)

Well from watching the hunting shows I can see these compound bows have taken over, and provide plenty of improvements over the more conventional gear but I 'm familiar with gear from that era. And like the look and idea of the old school bows.

I never have shot a compound bow at this point so don't know what I'm missing.

Same for me in spoons, the new plastic bodied military styled choices look like tools to me, more than sporting gear. Thats just me.

Not planning to do any hunting with it, just plink at some targets and teach my boys how to shoot an arrow where they want to hit. Also not wanting to break the bank on this, just have some fun.

No turkeys that I know of here but choke chickens and pigs.

Cheers Richard

OK I think I've found a good bow for me and my son to share.
Any feed back on this brand or model?

Cheers Richard

Make your own!

"Saint Jude Auction Bow"

what brand? (maybe it is my computer, but i dont see a pic)

i just looked at the bow i was interested in..the Hoyt Buffalo..holy snickers!!! it cost what my compound did!!! aint gonna happen.

i did try it at a texas ranch. of all the guys there, i was the only one that didnt suck at it. a lifetime of shooting a slingshot at things really paid off.

do it buddy. it is kinda relaxing..like golf. haha.

(It's been a while ago when I took a couple classes at community college. Got first place)

I think it was about 25# for 25 yards. 45# for 50 yards.
Bear(?) wood recurves were nice, wood shafts, flush crimp-on tips which sometimes fell off in the wood, plastic fletching, hay bale w/plastic target.

You might want to consider the Mathews "Genesis" bow. Anyone can use it!!!
The only thing that matters is, lefty or righty.
Genesis | Mathews Inc.

Martin Archery Martin XR Recurve Best Price Comparison Shopping: Lowest Prices, Consumer Ratings and Reviews of Martin Archery Martin XR Recurve at Calibex
$40. "Martin XR Recurve is a 46 inch bow that easily converts from right to left hand."

Sorry guys, I was dashing off to do some more painting today when I posted and forgot to add that the bow I'm interested in is a Martin X200 40lbs draw weight.
That seems about right with my weak shoulder and my sons newness to the sport.

Any one had a Martin bow?

Cheers Richard

John 70t, I'll look into your suggestion if the one I am after on ebay goes too high.

Vash there is a Hoyt Buffalo on craigs list here in the islands that caught my eye but its for the other hand. Looked nice.

Cheers Richard

Been a long time since shooting, but for some reason I used to like to draw near the tip given the range and the draw strength.
There's a sweet spot within exponential effort and it just "feels right" on the release.

I guess it's like driving a 1930's vintage car at higher speeds:More sensation than result...

Well I did end up getting the Martin X200. My friend was coaching me on sniping on ebay and it worked. Really looking forward to getting my hands on it.

Martin sounds like a small family owned and run business.

I'll post some pics when it arrives.

We can just hop over the fence in the back yard and target shoot in the pasture, just have to watch out for the cows/ bulls when they come around.

Cheers Richard