Go to Lancaster Archery.com and you can find everything you need. I started with a Kinetic VYGO 25 inch riser. They have limbs from $99 up and I bought 25 pound limbs to start. I then bought some 30 pounders after I had my form down.

Bieter is the best plunger. It's not cheap but it works best when you want to make changes. It's micrometer lets you move the plunger in slight increments and you can write down the number to keep track of where you were. You could also start with a simpler plunger that cost from $50 on up.

Try to find a club and you can borrow equipment from them to get started. Also get a coach/instructor. They are invaluable to teach you the fundamentals of Archery. Then, remember Archery is supposed to be fun, keep a smile on your face and remember to enjoy yourself.

Steven

Poundage, start low and buy more later. Depending on your strength level I'd start with around 25 pounds.

There are a wide range of arrows for you. Aluminum, Carbon or Wood. Aluminum is what I shoot mostly, especially indoors. Start with 1716s, use the field point insert and get your field tips. You can play with different tip weights to match the arrow to you bow.

Carbons are most popular now. They are almost indestructible, straight, lighter which makes them faster and gives you the potential of point on aiming out to 50 meters where most outdoor target shoots are.

If you want to shoot Traditional then go with Wood.

 

Depends on budget and how sure you are you want to commit to this aspect of the sport? There are so many choices out there at so many price points that it is bewildering and lots of people can offer their opinions but your mileage may vary. My feeling is that if you have the budget and feel you are the person worth spending good money on then I would go with a excellent quality riser first, if ILF then limbs can be cheap to start and more expensive as you progress. Are you going to shoot three under or split finger?? Both are fine and both have their own advantages but for BB the current trend is three under-- that determines the type of arrow rest options..etc now it gets complicated. Go for top of the line plunger or work your way up??? Beiter is great and popular with a lot of people- they also sponsor alot but the new Wiflers are really interesting as well and there are others that are high quality.. The bottom line is that you should get what makes you happy (ie you need to really look around and do some background work) up grade as you get better. Then you can start to deal with arrow tuning etc - a whole other can o worms. The good news is there are a ton of options, the bad news is there are a ton of options. Learn as you go would be my advice and buy when you know-- but the good riser part will be the foundation for everything but really good ones ain't cheap so budget will out. Good luck and welcome to this insanity.

 

Typically, a barebow is a 25" Olympic recurve or barebow riser with medium limbs to make a 68" bow. Most start with a Shibuya DX plunger and a wire rest like the Spigarelli ZT. You can start with an X-Spot 12 oz weight for the stabilizer bushing. I originally bought one 8oz weight and two 5oz weights to play with different weight distribution on the riser.

It seems you have a recurve. What is you poundage? For indoor, outdoor target, field and 3-D, bow weights of about 34#-40# is common, which an average in the middle of that range. Shoot an arrow that tunes well for you.

Like all archery, form is important. If you are not used to shooting recurve, then start with 25#. If you have experience, then something in the range you are shooting is fine. If you are a hunter and shooting 40#+, then you could consider going down to have more control over your bow--you just need to poke a small hole in the target, not take it down.

If you are shooting barebow to compete, stringwalking is the best aiming method. You will need a three-under barebow tab. Yost, Black Mamba, Bicaster, Znipper, Fairweather, Bubba all make barebow tabs. Biscater have two models that are well regarded and reasonably priced. Yost is a popular tab. The other are also good, but can be expensive.

If you can tell us about your archery background in recurve and how you want to compete, that will allow us to give you better feedback.

 

Look under the FITA section classifieds.

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