Recurve for a beginner

[Wbj56]

I am new to bow hunting and would like to start shooting a recurve. Do you have any recommendations on what kind of recurve to start with. I would like to get a good quality bow that I can use for a few years. Thanks!

[Bowyer]

Welcome to the club!
Have you read the "Beginners guide" Sticky posts at the top of thr Traditional page? A lot of great information there.
Also look for Samick Sage bow. It it a nice and inexpensive bow, great for starters.
Where do you live? Might be someone close that would be happy to help out when you do get a bow.

[Centex]

Used bears are good. What ever you do don't go over 45lbs. I thought Bob Sarrels was dragging around a nice used Red Wing Hunter in that range.

[Loreva13]

Welcome to the club!
Have you read the "Beginners guide" Sticky posts at the top of thr Traditional page? A lot of great information there.
Also look for Samick Sage bow. It it a nice and inexpensive bow, great for starters.
Where do you live? Might be someone close that would be happy to help out when you do get a bow.

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[SHAUN3515]

I just bought my first recurve two days ago. It sure is a lot harder than a compound bow. My groups are all over the place. I must really stink at it. But it is very fun so I will keep on keeping on with it.

[RTC]

Keep them flying down rage, it gets better

[trad"Doc"53]

I just bought my first recurve two days ago. It sure is a lot harder than a compound bow. My groups are all over the place. I must really stink at it. But it is very fun so I will keep on keeping on with it.

I have allowed several compound shooters at 3-D shoots to hurt their own feelings. They would pass us coming out from scoring their shots, look at our recurves or longbows with disgust and comment something to the effect,"what do you get out of shooting that?" Then they would walk off,and at the next target I would answer them, "the challenge as well as the fun of it". Then at the next target they would counter with,"challenge? your so close to the target you should be able to spit and hit it." To which I would pull out an arrow and hand them my bow and arrow and escort them down to our "spitting stake and say, have a try on me". When they can't draw the bow more than 1/2 way back and miss the spitting range target by many, many feet they leave red faced. I have always followed up with these folks after getting off the range and all have gone with me to the practice range where I worked with them a little and it really intrigued them. Several finally switched to traditional as shooting the compound held no challenge anymore. Trad isn't nearly as easy as it might seem yet it is more fun by a large margin!

[Wbj56]

Thanks for the info. I will read the "Beginners Guide". I hunt in south Texas in Live Oak county, but I live in Houston.

[live2hunt65]

welcome

[chester12]

Thanks for the info. I will read the "Beginners Guide". I hunt in south Texas in Live Oak county, but I live in Houston.

Where at in Houston?

[Thumper]

Biggest mistake we make is over-bowing ourselves, shooting to heavy a bow. Took me 10 years to over come this....