9 years ago
Choosing your first bow
This can be confusing. Here's a selection of guides which will hopefully be of some help (with any luck I'll be able to find more resources on this later!).
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Types of Bows
There are many types of bow in the world but the main ones used are longbow, recurve and compound. This is a quick rundown of each. -
Types of Bows - video
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Which type of bow should I pick?
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Are you a righty or a lefty? Determine your eye dominance
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Measuring your draw length
Draw length is important for both your arrows and the bow you select. You can measure this at home but I would reccomend getting help from your club or an archery store. -
Choosing bow weight
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What other stuff should I get?
The bow? Tip of the iceberg.. -
Some advice from an expert
This also very quickly covers arrows as well -
How much should I spend?
Some final words
My biggest recommendation here would be try before you buy. Go to a club, see if you like the sport. Spend a few weeks renting club equipment. There is a lot of turnover in the sport - and the equipment depreciates quickly.
If there's anything missing from this guide or there are any problems with the content let me know!
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