Good bow for a woman

[KingGus]

Looking for advice and experience out there for getting my girlfriend a bow. I was thinking of a Bowtech Carbon Zion maybe

 

[JStol5]

Mathews Prima is pretty popular- I'd call a reputable pro shop and ask. I live in California and have had great experiences at West Coast Archery and Performance Archery.

 

[WCB]

My Wife has the Carbon Rose and so do two of my friends' wives. Pretty much along the same line as the Carbon Zion. I had a Carbon Icon (so again very similar) nice bow but not for me way too light...found myself adding weight to it and it never felt great like my current bows.

I would say if she can draw atleast 40+ lbs now you couldn't go wrong with the Zion.

 

[KingGus]

Cheers, yeah, she's a strong lady, so 40+ will be no issue. She's currently running an old recurve but not having much luck on the accuracy side of things

 

[TheTone]

My wife is currently shooting an older hoyt charger. She has tried a bunch of others at 40-50 over the years and the two she has came closest to buying were a hoyt eclipse and bowtech revolt. I really want her to try the new Mathews image

 

[Marble]

I would suggest taking your wife into the bow shop and having her shoot all the different bows. You can give her some guidance towards one or another, but make sure she likes the bow before buying. That's what my wife did. Took her a few trips the first time, since then she can pretty much narrow it down to 2-3 bows and in 20 minutes have it figured out.

 

[Bump79]

There really is terrible options out there for low poundage shooters in my opinion. The highly adjustable bows are terrible when turned down to 35# or lower. The string is such little tension in it at that point. I looked all over and finally got my wife a Bowtech Carbon Rose. It fits her well - only problem is she never shoots it. Heck I'd probably ought to sell it.

 

[KingGus]

Thanks for the recommendations, we have a bit of home work to do!

 

[JStol5]

Mathews Image would be solid!

 

[EMAZ]

Elite Ember is a nice shooting highly adjustable bow…might also be able to find a decent Mathews Stoke or Avail used

 

[Mudygmc]

Not sure on her dedication. Maybe look used to start and if it fits her fancy look new. My wife has a hoyt nitrium 34 and loves it. Archery talk would be were I'd shop

 

[Decker]

Athens makes some nice bows, wife just got an elevate and loves it. The vista 31 or 33 and elevate at 32 ata would work great. All have limbs down to 40 lbs and have 90-70% let off.

Could buy used all have lifetime transferable warranty.

 

[Stubborn_bowhunter]

Watching this. My girlfriend is also interested in archery. Getting some ideas.

 

[Wellsdw]

My elderly father recently bought an elite terrain. May be worth a look. It shoots excellent

 

[sndmn11]

Cheers, yeah, she's a strong lady, so 40+ will be no issue. She's currently running an old recurve but not having much luck on the accuracy side of things

Hoyt Z1s, Elite Omnia. We have Omnias in to review for here and the numbers at low DW/DL have me surprised.

 

[Mudygmc]

In my opinion to start somebody off. I would look for a 33-35 ata bow. I'd go used 5yr old flag ship model for most any manufacturer they all have their own feel and are shooter specific. They usually can be found for prices comparable to new entry level bows. From my experience the older flagship bows are still ahead in performance to entry level. Noise vibration speed. Most any bow is capable for most any shooter on the hunting level. Competition no. Let her decide what she likes and has confidence in.

 

[Seeknelk]

Watching this, my 13 yo daughter should have a bow already. She has a cheap light draw recurve also but time for more.
Shes pretty tall and strong as most grown woman. (Shes kinda like me I guess, strong as most women) anyway, not sure of her DL yet or just what I'll find out dedication wise, but the huge adjustment range bows have some negatives I've heard but we should just go to the pro shop and let her shoot them I suppose.

 

[nphunter]

Best I have found is a Moxie Angle, same as the old Strothers Hope. Great draw cycle, very efficient cam, light riser and has both limb and cable stops. My wife has had several nice flagship bows over the years, even some Carbon Hoyt’s with firenock accessories to lighten them up. She really likes her current bow over all the others. Both of my boys also shoot them, they make a long and short draw version. They are adjustable with replaceable mods which require a press but if a person knows their draw length that’s no big deal and honestly something that will never need adjusted on an adult if setup right in the first place.

 

[Seeknelk]

Best I have found is a Moxie Angle, same as the old Strothers Hope. Great draw cycle, very efficient cam, light riser and has both limb and cable stops. My wife has had several nice flagship bows over the years, even some Carbon Hoyt’s with firenock accessories to lighten them up. She really likes her current bow over all the others. Both of my boys also shoot them, they make a long and short draw version. They are adjustable with replaceable mods which require a press but if a person knows their draw length that’s no big deal and honestly something that will never need adjusted on an adult if setup right in the first place.

Hmmm...never heard of Moxie. I did now tho!

 

[Mudygmc]

My wife says she will sell her old Mission Craze. It's a pink one for the ladies. Lots of adjustability in it. It's what we started her with before we bought her the hoyt