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What bow to buy? #13734179 10/17/20 04:50 PM
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What compound bow would you buy as a first bow? Mainly for target and some hunting. Brand? Accessories? Who has the best deals? Any other info that would be helpful? Thanks!

Re: What bow to buy? [Re: I-35 North] #13734375 10/17/20 10:22 PM
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Try the THF. They have a bow forum.

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Re: What bow to buy? [Re: I-35 North] #13734420 10/17/20 10:54 PM
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You are in N Texas, go to Cinnamon Creek in Roanoke archery shop and hold several, shoot several , feel how they draw back hold the draw, let it down. Then decide what feels good to you. They all feel a little different. If it is the most expensive high tech bow out there and doesn't feel good you wont shoot it well. They all have different feel. Don't worry about brand. You need a good tech to determine the draw length that fits you. You won't feel good pulling and holding 100 lb if you haven't been doing it awhile. The let down can be brutal if you don't know how and get used to it. Brace height is different and needs to be what works for you.

If you are left eye dominate, and right handed try a left handed bow. Then you have the best of both worlds, strong bow arm and strong eye looking through the peep.

Sights, arrow rests and accessories are personal preference. Talk to a good tech and ask questions. Lock on quivers are not really that great for target practice or even hunting unless you are stalking, they add weight and get in the way.

The first time you hunt with one and see a buck at 20 yards get ready for an addiction.


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Go to a good bow shop and try three different brands. All the top bows are good nowadays. I prefer Bowtech.


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Re: What bow to buy? [Re: I-35 North] #13734483 10/18/20 12:25 AM
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Mathews VXR.


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Reelslow is spot on. The right bow is different for everyone and you have to shoot several to know what is right for you. My advice would also be to buy from an actual archery shop, not somewhere that just has an archery section in their big store and the guy helping you may have been selling fishing rods the day before and shoes the day before that. I have had great luck with On Target Archery in Canton.

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I shoot Mathews but my daughter has harvested animals since the age of 9 with a diamond infinite edge. It’s highly adjustable and very forgiving. If you don’t even know if you will stick with it I wouldn’t recommend spending 1000 on a bow. It’s a very capable bow and is actually very accurate in the right hands.

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I shoot a Mathews and am ver happy with it. I have shot some PSE’s and they were previously known as a cheaper brand but make some quality bows IMO.

Re: What bow to buy? [Re: ReelSlow] #13734564 10/18/20 02:11 AM
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Originally Posted by ReelSlow
You are in N Texas, go to Cinnamon Creek in Roanoke archery shop and hold several, shoot several , feel how they draw back hold the draw, let it down. Then decide what feels good to you. They all feel a little different. If it is the most expensive high tech bow out there and doesn't feel good you wont shoot it well. They all have different feel. Don't worry about brand. You need a good tech to determine the draw length that fits you. You won't feel good pulling and holding 100 lb if you haven't been doing it awhile. The let down can be brutal if you don't know how and get used to it. Brace height is different and needs to be what works for you.

If you are left eye dominate, and right handed try a left handed bow. Then you have the best of both worlds, strong bow arm and strong eye looking through the peep.

Sights, arrow rests and accessories are personal preference. Talk to a good tech and ask questions. Lock on quivers are not really that great for target practice or even hunting unless you are stalking, they add weight and get in the way.

The first time you hunt with one and see a buck at 20 yards get ready for an addiction.


Great info to know here! Appreciate the time and knowledge!

Re: What bow to buy? [Re: cantcatch5] #13734565 10/18/20 02:12 AM
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Originally Posted by cantcatch5
Reelslow is spot on. The right bow is different for everyone and you have to shoot several to know what is right for you. My advice would also be to buy from an actual archery shop, not somewhere that just has an archery section in their big store and the guy helping you may have been selling fishing rods the day before and shoes the day before that. I have had great luck with On Target Archery in Canton.


I know exactly where this is. Thanks!

Re: What bow to buy? [Re: ReelSlow] #13734567 10/18/20 02:13 AM
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Originally Posted by ReelSlow
You are in N Texas, go to Cinnamon Creek in Roanoke archery shop and hold several, shoot several , feel how they draw back hold the draw, let it down. Then decide what feels good to you. They all feel a little different. If it is the most expensive high tech bow out there and doesn't feel good you wont shoot it well. They all have different feel. Don't worry about brand. You need a good tech to determine the draw length that fits you. You won't feel good pulling and holding 100 lb if you haven't been doing it awhile. The let down can be brutal if you don't know how and get used to it. Brace height is different and needs to be what works for you.

If you are left eye dominate, and right handed try a left handed bow. Then you have the best of both worlds, strong bow arm and strong eye looking through the peep.

Sights, arrow rests and accessories are personal preference. Talk to a good tech and ask questions. Lock on quivers are not really that great for target practice or even hunting unless you are stalking, they add weight and get in the way.

The first time you hunt with one and see a buck at 20 yards get ready for an addiction.

I knee-jerked on this post with the Mathews VXR comment but ReelSlow is spot on. Do not go to Academy etc, buy a bow and all the accessories, and have no clue. Go to a professional shop that deals in archery products. They will do all of the above-mentioned things for you to take out the guess work, and most shops have used rigs you can purchase at a major discount from buying new. The most memorable hunts/kills I've ever had were with a bow. Good luck.


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Re: What bow to buy? [Re: ReelSlow] #13734569 10/18/20 02:13 AM
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Originally Posted by ReelSlow
You are in N Texas, go to Cinnamon Creek in Roanoke archery shop and hold several, shoot several , feel how they draw back hold the draw, let it down. Then decide what feels good to you. They all feel a little different. If it is the most expensive high tech bow out there and doesn't feel good you wont shoot it well. They all have different feel. Don't worry about brand. You need a good tech to determine the draw length that fits you. You won't feel good pulling and holding 100 lb if you haven't been doing it awhile. The let down can be brutal if you don't know how and get used to it. Brace height is different and needs to be what works for you.

If you are left eye dominate, and right handed try a left handed bow. Then you have the best of both worlds, strong bow arm and strong eye looking through the peep.

Sights, arrow rests and accessories are personal preference. Talk to a good tech and ask questions. Lock on quivers are not really that great for target practice or even hunting unless you are stalking, they add weight and get in the way.

The first time you hunt with one and see a buck at 20 yards get ready for an addiction.



I am left eye dominate and right handed. Thanks!

Re: What bow to buy? [Re: I-35 North] #13734570 10/18/20 02:14 AM
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Thanks for all of the replies. Good info to know!

Re: What bow to buy? [Re: I-35 North] #13734575 10/18/20 02:18 AM
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I had been a Mathews guy for 20 yrs. I never cared for Bowtech, Bear, PSE...etc.... Then I had my world turned on end when I shot my friends Obsession Lawless and I was hooked. I now shoot their Evolution 7 and sold my other two Mathews.

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