Samick Sage

[ranger 3]

Does anyone own or shoot a Samick sage recurve? Was wondering what you think of them?

[Hawk2]

I bought a Samick Sage this last summer 40# and it shoots great, only cost $140 but shoots super! I have 10 recurves and this is by far the cheapest and it shoots as good or better than any of the others for me at least!! I think you would love it! Hawk

[A.S.]

My 13 year old son has the Sage 1 piece.  The finish isn't perfect, but not bad. The bow shoots very nice...especially for the price.

[dagwood64]

I have the Samick Journey in 45#. Pretty much the same as the Sage, except it has 64" limbs. Shoots great. I would hunt with it.

[LBR]

Great bows.  The string that comes with them is pretty bad (overbuilt Dacron), but with a good string they are really good shooters.  My preference is 18-20 strands of BCY-X.

Fit and finish isn't always perfect, but for the price they are great--and unlike old bows, they come with a warranty.

I've been shooting a Journey for going on 6 years.  Killed the only deer I shot at with it, killed my biggest stingray to date (approx. 100#) with it, won both of the long-distance novelties at the KY Tradfest with it.  Best part is I don't want to cry if I ding it up.  Great bowfishing and loaner bow.

[ranger 3]

Thanks everyone

[Captain*Kirk]

The Sage was the first recurve I bought after getting back into trad. For the price, it's outstanding. My only problem was that I over-bowed myself at 55#; an easy fix as 3Rivers and others carry replacement limbs from 25-60#.
The nice thing about the Sage is it comes with inserts for stabilizer or bow reel, sights, elevated rest and plunger button if you choose to add any of those options...or, just shoot bare bow off the shelf. I will echo what Chad said about the string; mine sucked and was too long to even twist up to the correct brace height. These bows will accept a Fast Flight string and it really adds to the 'turbo boost'. It's not the ideal bow, but for getting into the sport, it's terrific.

[dagwood64]

I went to a SBD 6-strand string. The performance was amazing.

[YosemiteSam]

My sage is my primary bow.  I bought a right hand for hunting, a left-handed riser for target practice and 3 sets of limbs in different draw weights.  All that easily adds up to what a better bow would have cost me.  But I get the benefit of 6 different bow configurations for that price.  Pretty hard to beat.

They're like the stock Glock.  Big, Blocky, all function with no frills.  But it will get the job done, parts available everywhere, etc.  And if you can't get it done with a Sage, the problem isn't the bow.

That being said, nothing interchanges perfectly.  So I've had to ship parts back & get replacements until it works.  But what do you expect for the price?

[Hummer3T]

I have a sage as a second bow (50 lbs), get new FF string put some limb savers on limbs, and a couple muskox balls on string, tennis racket grip wrap and you will have a quite killer

[Friend]

One will likely invest significantly more to observe any discernable benefit.

[Red Beastmaster]

Love my one piece.

[Msturm]

mine is a cold blooded killer. 55lbs with a ff string upgrade and it shoots as good as any other I own!

[CRM_95]

I started out with one, and still shoot it regularly and take it on hunting trips as backup bow. For the money they're hard to beat. I agree with upgrading from the factory string.

[Wheels2]

I would bet that more Samick bows were sold this year than any other maker.

[dbd870]

I have a 40# SW Archery Spyder. The company was started by the guys who designed the Sage. It's not quite as blocky. I don't hunt with it but I do use it as a lighter weight keep my muscles in shape over the winter kind of bow. If you are looking at the Sage I would definitely consider one of them as well. As for the string - there isn't a bow I have that doesn't get one of Allen's strings. I keep the factory string for a back up.

[Producer]

I have one and it shoots fine but I had to file and sand the knock groves because it was cutting my string. I ordered a second one but sent it back because one of the limbs would not seat. I do like the grip as much as my custom bows.

[macksdad]

I have 2 right hand and 1 left hand sage and they shoot great for the money actually they shoot great period! I also have a southwest archery spyder which is nearly identical to the sage but the riser is finished out a lot smoother and I do like the feel of it better than the sage. Great thing is the limbs interchange between the sage and Spyder they are definetly worth the money !

[fnshtr]

I bought 3 of them this year, for my 3 granddaughters. As others have said, with a good string, they are nice shooting bows. I put Daniel's (HCB) on them.

[John Malone]

I own a Polaris and two Sages 35#, 45# and a 55#. They sho0t as well as anything I remember owning. Lost my entire collection of Bears to a house fire years ago. Plan on replacing them for sentimental reasons not because the samicks are inferior. Samick makes a really nice bow and I can own several without breaking into the piggy bank.