Youth Bows

[Brandon Pattison]

I'm looking at PSE's Fever One and Hoyt's Ignite. Thoughts?

 

[Brandon Pattison]

Athens, Mission and Diamond are contenders too.

 

[KMT]

I bought my kid a Parker bow. It "grew" with him, and eventually killed a nice bull with it. Good quality for the price.

 

[ericfamilee]

Diamond Infinite Edge. Super adjustable in draw weight and draw length. It is so adjustable that they advertise it as the last bow you ever need to buy. I got one for my 13 yo son and he loves it.

 

[Bughalli]

+1 on the Mission bows. Tough to beat the Craze. They can grow into it and you can take it on trips as a backup sine it's so adjustable.

 

[60x]

Yeah it's a new world out there in youth bows. The range in draw length and pounds is endless. I bought my 12yo a mission craze. Lime green camo or something like that and she loves it. More importantly it fits her and grows with her...

Draw length ...19"-30"
Draw weight...15-70
7 1/2" brace
Something like 10'different colors and camo patterns

 

[AK Troutbum]

I got my son a Hoyt Ruckus when he was nine, he'll be 11 next month, and I think he'll still be using this bow for the next three or four years.

 

[bz_711]

I'm looking at PSE's Fever One and Hoyt's Ignite. Thoughts?

We have a PSE mini-burner (15-30lbs) and first two boys have learned on this thing - I really like it for introductory level. Very lightweight for smaller kids. Also very accurate and allows kids to shoot very well at a young age. My kids were shooting better at age 6 than I was when I started at 16...
Oldest moved up to a PSE Rally (20-70lbs, 18-30 in draw), draw length adjustable with no bow press...truly could be only bow they'd ever need. Its a full size bow so need to be 8-9 yrs old to be able to handle it. All PSE RTS(ready to shoot) packages have everything they need (whisker biscuit, fiber optic 3 pin, quiver, peep, d-loop)...just add arrows.

The nice thing about the Rally is that I pack it on long trips as its a backup bow for me. 2 allen screws and I can turn it into 29" draw, crank down limbs, and site in quickly and get right back into woods vs. driving into a town to get my bow repaired.

Regardless - kids will love shooting a good bow - and when I bring these along to gatherings with their friends, I cannot get the other kids to put them down. Archery is fun - wish more kids had the chance...

 

[Browtine]

Not sure how big your kid is, but my 10 year old isn't very big and shoots the Ross JLD. Very compact bow and weighs in at around 2.5lbs. 20-50# on weight and infinite draw adjustment.

 

[Intruder]

I haven't looked at the 2 bows you mentioned but PSE and Hoyt are quality products. I bought my daughter a Mission Craze due to its extreme adjustability. She's gone from 22" and 16lbs to 25" and 37lbs in 1 year.

 

[dangerousD]

+1 for the Mission Craze. Great bow for the price and versatility. I was first looking at the Hoyt Ruckus but the Mission is what we ended up with for my son.