Bow for 7 year old

[CRM_95]

My son is dating a girl that has 2 boys, a 4 and 7 year old. The way things are headed, these 2 boys may end up being my grandchildren eventually it looks like. I'd like to get the oldest shooting but have no idea where to start. I've looked at all the kids bows on line but I'm just not sure what to go with. I even thought about trying to make him a bow. He obviously won't be hunting or anything, I just want to maybe see if we can get him started on that path early in his life. Any ideas?

[wingnut]

Check our website for the Gryphon II bow.
It's a great match for a 7 yr old and we have them in stock.

Mike

[macbow]

For their size making the wood longbows from 1/4 inch slats from Lowes works well.
Pretty easy to build very little tillering. All my grand children started with them. Now I make them bamboo backed bows.

[rraming]

St. Joe River bows makes kids bows, my youngest has had two of them

[Lordswarrior]

check out maddog bows

[Shadowhnter]

You will never beat a maddog bow for kids, i can promise that. Mike is awesome and quality kid bows that are affordable is how he got started.

[CRM_95]

Thanks for the replies!! I'll check them all out.

[Fletcher]

Black Rhino is another great choice and a sponsor here.   www.bows.net

[Longtoke]

Originally posted by Shadowhnter:
You will never beat a maddog bow for kids, i can promise that. Mike is awesome and quality kid bows that are affordable is how he got started.

good bows for adults too

[Firstlight]

Mad Dog for a 7 yr. old is perfect.  We have one and will be getting another down the road for kid #2.

For me, Mike was a real pleasure to chat with.  My bow picked all his own woods, it was fun.

[Jack Hoyt 75]

I can recommend Black Rhino.  Great kid longbows of nice design and quality.  They have a trade up program as the kid grows if that is of interest to you.  My son's first bow was a Black Rhino.

[dnurk]

+1 on Black Rhino.   Ask Chuck (owns Black Rhino) about the trade up program as mentioned by Jack above.  My son's "upgrade" bow is actually scheduled to arrive today.  Went from the M42 light and getting an M54 for him today.  We're both super excited.

[BowsnLabs]

Another vote for Black Rhino...got en for both of my girls!

[Scitty]

Toelke tadpole, my little princess shoots better than daddy!  

[jt85]

I agree with Scitty . My 8 year old shoots a Toelke Tadpole and it is an awesome little bow.

[robslifts]

Stjoeriverbows.com

Sponsor here and make great kids bows. They offer a trade in program. Can make custom colors and whatever weight you want. Great people to work with.

[awry]

Black Rhino's trade up program convinced me   Bought one for my 9 year old at Christmas, after shooting it first time ever stated  "Wow this is a better bow" compared to his Bartlett

[LimbLover]

St. Joe has a trade up program as well. Nothing wrong with the Rhinos. We use both with the MLA kids program. I will tell you that the St. Joe's are a lot better looking. The Rhinos are fairly generic.

The Rhinos look the same from bow to bow. Each St. Joe is different.

The kids do tend to flock to the St. Joes because of the colors and variation.

[JPE]

Cant go wrong with a ST. Joe River youth bow. Tracey and Dave are GREAT people to work with and will make sure that the bow you get is exactly what your child needs.

[stevem]

I bought a Maddog longbow,about 48"long.  I think it is a great bow for youngsters.