Bow poundage for a teen girl
Bow poundage for a teen girl
Here's a question for our archers here. Christmas gifts were delayed this year until we could afford them. But we have been planning to get Ruinferil a better bow and some arrows that are spined for it. She's 14, about 5'8" tall and strong as an ox. I'm wondering if a 40 pound bow would be a good weight for her or if I should go a little lighter due to bone development. Thoughts? Ideas? My old longbow is around 40 pounds. I could let her shoot it but I don't want to risk hurting her for life.
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Re: Bow poundage for a teen girl
I suspect that'll be kind of heavy for her at that age - you say "better bow" so I assume she has / is using one now? What weight is it?
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Re: Bow poundage for a teen girl
Can't really say without knowing the draw length, and draw weight of the bow she is currently using. She's a bit on the tall side..well, as tall as I am in fact, so a proper length bow should not be a problem.
Draw weight...that depends on what she has been shooting and how comfortable she is with that. 35# is not bad for an intermediate bow. 40# could work if she is used to shooting. That five pound difference can be quite pronounced depending on how much practice she gets.
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Draw weight...that depends on what she has been shooting and how comfortable she is with that. 35# is not bad for an intermediate bow. 40# could work if she is used to shooting. That five pound difference can be quite pronounced depending on how much practice she gets.
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Re: Bow poundage for a teen girl
She is using a very low poundage fiberglass recurve at the moment. A 35 pounder may be best for her.
There is a dealer on etsy. I can't remember his name right now. I will check it out when I get home. I think his u finish bows have a range of poundage such as 35-40 pounds. That's where I'm planning to get the bow.
There is a dealer on etsy. I can't remember his name right now. I will check it out when I get home. I think his u finish bows have a range of poundage such as 35-40 pounds. That's where I'm planning to get the bow.
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