Which comes first?

[BLA]

Would you rather have a bow for your wife/girlfriend or your son/daughter?

[frassettor]

[ishoot4thrills]

Hey, it's Bob Lee, he makes bows, so he might need to know what bows everybody wants to buy more of. I think it's a legit poll for a bowyer.

[frassettor]

   

[BLA]

If you must know, we're in the process of introducing some new, really innovative products.

We try to get as much feedback as possible from the traditional community when it comes to such a thing. We want to know what you think/want.

There's a big difference in rolling out a high-end kid's bow vs. a high-end feminine bow.

In a perfect world, you could buy a bow for everyone in your family.

[frassettor]

I just voted  

[Old York]

It kinda depends how much they each bring home after a day of peddling down in Soho.

[Ken Taylor]

I think it depends a lot on what stage you are at in your life. At the moment, my children live away with their own families and it is my wife that I spend most of my life with.

[Hookeye]

I'd like one for my girlfriend, doubt she'd like the one the wife has (younger and more athletic in build she'd opt for more poundage dontcha know)   :p

[stevemfwills]

not married and have no children of my own

[marsniper27]

This is a very hard question i will be getting my fiance a bow first but that is more due to my son being 3 months old. Other wise i would probably get my son one first. She can use her brothers bow he can't and i like to spoil my son.

I have to vote for the kid though.

[buckeye_hunter]

I voted for wife. If she gets into it, then we HAVE to bring the kids. By default, I get the whole family into it!

Also, there are sooooo many cheap kids bows out there(e-$%^ay, classifieds, small bowyers specifically making cheap kids bows) that it would be hard to drop $500-$1000 on a new one my kids/girls will grow out of in a couple years.

[BWD]

Depends on family structure, or lack there of.

[Stone Knife]

Without youth the tradition dies, it's a no brainer.

[Jeremy]

Originally posted by buckeye_hunter:

Also, there are sooooo many cheap kids bows out there(e-$%^ay, classifieds, small bowyers specifically making cheap kids bows) that it would be hard to drop $500-$1000 on a new one my kids/girls will grow out of in a couple years.

I have to agree with that!

[chopx2]

Originally posted by buckeye_hunter:
Also, there are sooooo many cheap kids bows out there(e-$%^ay, classifieds, small bowyers specifically making cheap kids bows) that it would be hard to drop $500-$1000 on a new one my kids/girls will grow out of in a couple years.

Makes you wonder if a bowyer could create a "grow with the bow" program where you could trade up to the next higher poundage/larger size bow for only an incremental cost rather than have to buy a new bow. Would keep the kid current on needs and latest styles. Might be easier with a 3-pc.

[BLA]

We are working on a program that is close to what you describe, chopx.

Although, as a youngster gets older, hi/her draw length will increase. Thus, increasing the draw weight.

We strongly encourage the progression of traditional archery by promoting youth archery and are prepared to do so by whatever means are available.

-- JJ

[Eugene Slagle]

Mine is simple really, I voted for my daughter because she is more likely to make use of a new bow & enjoy it more than my wife, she shoots with me at least once a week & when ever I go to a shoot many times she's there with me to sling some arras & have some fun.

My wife, I love her to death but she is not really into Archery much although she has a Diamond compound bow she only has the urge to shoot it maybe once every other month at the most & she already told me that she would never shoot a Recurve or Longbow.

[Hookeye]

I thought about getting my old lady into hunting, but then I remembered how much I like the quiet of the woods.

No man cave at home.......no way I'm bringing another squirrel into the woods to "bark" at me.

Youngest daughter is going youth season gun hunting though. Ahhhhhh, only half of her blood is poisoned.

Middle kid- shoots well, loves barebow/fingers, is artsy fartsy too (likes recurves) but is of the age now (15) where she has no interest in even going afield, not even for targets.

Still eats critters I bring home though.

What a shame, the kid is a natural and won't do it any more    :(

If she was still into it I'd pony up $500 or so for a decent young adult recurve.

[Eugene Slagle]

Forgot to mention, I've already paid for Erin's "my 8 year old" Zona T/D Recurve, just patiently waiting for it to be made & shipped.

The specks will be:

26* @ 24" T/D  Recurve 56" out of:
Risor = Bubinga & Zebra wood
Limbs =  Maple Spalted
Medium wrist style grip, Left Hand, tillered for 3 under.

I figured that she'd get quite a few years of use out of this being the length & weight.
Guessing to be 33* @ 28" when she grows up & she's pulling 21" now.