This excited me, my mom has expressed great interest in shooting a recurve and possibly hunting with it.
I've got my mind set on a 40# Samick Red Stag one-piece for a Christmas gift for her. I like the bow because I've heard good things about Samick, it's inexpensive, and it's pretty good looking too with Rosewood in it.
The question is....Is 40# too heavy? She can draw my dads old 40# Black Bear just fine and I'm sure with some practice it wouldn't be any trouble at all. But she has not shot a trad bow much, or any bow for that matter. So would 40# be too heavy for her to learn on?
The other question is...If I went lighter, say 35#, so she could learn faster, would that still be a sufficient weight to kill a deer. I know thats enough weight to kill one but she would be a beginner and the main thing on both our parts would be confidence. I know I would not have as much confidence slinging an arrow at a deer with that light a bow.
Let me have it, what do you guys/gals think?
Thanks
Zack