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Bow for female newbie #1945623 12/07/16 05:49 PM 12/07/16 05:49 PM
Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 7,153 Hoover 40Bucks OP 14 point
40Bucks OP 14 point Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 7,153 Hoover	Need suggestions for a bow for a young adult female first time shooter. A friend wants to get her daughter a bow to learn to shoot for Christmas. Probably not interested in hunting but more shooting. What do you suggest? $500 range. THX!

Re: Bow for female newbie [Re: 40Bucks] #1945694 12/07/16 06:44 PM 12/07/16 06:44 PM
Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 9,868 Mobile, AL A alhawk 14 point
alhawk 14 point A Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 9,868 Mobile, AL	If it is simply shooting and if they have the possibility of shooting in their schools, Genesis.

Re: Bow for female newbie [Re: 40Bucks] #1945910 12/08/16 04:15 AM 12/08/16 04:15 AM
Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 7,153 Hoover 40Bucks OP 14 point
40Bucks OP 14 point Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 7,153 Hoover	This gal is a college freshman so the archery in the schools program is out for her. I just offered to find out what I could since their family does not hunt. I shoot a Mission and they have an entry level bow in that price range but I wanted to see what other options members here might think were better possibilities.

Re: Bow for female newbie [Re: 40Bucks] #1945951 12/08/16 04:34 AM 12/08/16 04:34 AM
Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 1,884 McCalla, Al A albowhntr 8 point
albowhntr 8 point A Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 1,884 McCalla, Al	Bought my wife the Diamond Infinite Edge pro. She loves it. Lots of adjust, and didn't break the bank. Got her first archery kill, and she loves to just shoot it.

Re: Bow for female newbie [Re: 40Bucks] #1946516 12/08/16 12:03 PM 12/08/16 12:03 PM
Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 1,169 Jasper, AL foghorn 6 point
foghorn 6 point Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 1,169 Jasper, AL	I have a very slightly used martin jackal my wife used with arrows and case. Very sweet setup super quiet Retired US Navy Corpsman Life is too short to hunt with any ugly dog!

Re: Bow for female newbie [Re: 40Bucks] #1946900 12/08/16 05:01 PM 12/08/16 05:01 PM
Joined: Dec 2016 Posts: 24 Alabama, winston R Rtreextrapnk spike
Rtreextrapnk spike R Joined: Dec 2016 Posts: 24 Alabama, winston	I have a Parker sidekick... I love my bow

Re: Bow for female newbie [Re: 40Bucks] #1950843 12/12/16 06:12 AM 12/12/16 06:12 AM
Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 7,153 Hoover 40Bucks OP 14 point
40Bucks OP 14 point Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 7,153 Hoover	Thanks for posting guys. I will ask if she wants to purchase.