Great question. Subscribing because my 6.5 year old has been asking for the same.

 

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No such thing really....but bear does it as good as anyone and typically more reasonable prices. My kids went from the Diamond nuclear ice, to hoyt rukus jr's and now in Bear Razer lites because they go from 18-27 inches and 15-45 lbs or something. Lot's of space to grow. IMO, does a 6 or 7 year old really care? No they don't. A bow you buy a 4-10 year old they won't be shooting when they are 12 or 13. Buy what suites your pocket book the best. Just don't buy one of those bows that has the infinite draw length lol, those things are the only thing i wouldn't recommend.

Also, resale on youth bows is pretty darn good.

 

Mission Radik or Hammer. light bow with low starting draw weight around 10 lbs and one goes to 50lbs and the hammer i believe goes from 15lbs-70. short ATA and easy to setup. you kid can definitely grow with those 2 bows.

 

Agreed. I was going to suggest the same. The range of adjustability is huge and the weight is very manageable for what you get. Keep the quiver off of it to keep weight down for real small kids and I would think it would be a great starter bow that will last a while.

Heck, I'm even considering the Hammr right now for the wife!

 

I shot with a little fiberglass bow back in 1975 when I was 6 years old and when my daughters were that age around 2006 I let them get started with it also and some of my left over arrows. I see kids all the time with the little baby compounds and they work also, my thing is if you are a real shooter you will be addicted with any bow in your hands and find yourself out there shooting. So I would suggest just getting something simple and not think about the kid growing with it and then when the kid shows he is a shooter for real then get him a decent bow.

 

I bought my 7 year old daughter the Diamond Atomic and she loves it. Very adjustable and light weight. She shoots 4 inch groups at 15 yards with it, and has only shot it a hand full of times. I recently purchased another for my 6 year old boy for Christmas. My kids have grown up watching me shoot and i started them off with the fiberglass bows and such but they wanted a bow like dad.

 

Ditto here with todd8026. 2 of my kids learned on Atomics. I liked that the bows are very light and they did not struggle to hold them up at full draw. You can find them used for decent, I think I paid $100-125 for those. Then we bought wooden arrows since the poundage was so low.

 

I'd recommend keeping your eye on Craigslist, too. Bows are another one of those kid's items that they try, and sometimes just don't take to, long-term. So oftentimes you can find them like new for a fraction of the price. The classifieds here would of course be another place.
I think pretty much all of the major brands have a kids bow. Two last points to keep in mind... 1)Make sure it's something they can pull without looking like it's a feat of strength. 2)Once you have the bow, go to a good shop and get some properly-fit arrows. The performance between an arrow designed for a very lightweight bow, and one that isn't, is pretty remarkable.
In short, make sure they have what they need to shoot to the best of their ability. And most importantly, enjoy the time spent with them. My boys are 13 and 15, and it does just fly by!

 

My 8 y.o has a diamond atomic he got it last year for Christmas when he was 7. The thing is super ready to adjust draw length on so it grows with them very easy. Also draw weight can be as light as you want it to be. I think you can start the draw weight at 8 or 10# as the lowest weight

 

Diamond Atomic is a great starter for kids at that age. My 7yr old (at the time) took it to NFAA indoor nationals and shot well with it.

 

Get a recurve so you don't have to change the draw length every 6 months as they grow. By the time he is in about 6th grade if he is still into it, then a compooundmight be good.
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My kids started on recurves when they were 4-5, then they got into the nuclear ice.

Many have stated the mission bows but I think those bows are "odd". they are too big and clumsy for a 6-8 year old, kind of small and toyish for 13-14 year old. They tried to make a bow to last 30 years but reality is, they are decent for all ages but not really that good of a fit for a any range that long. I just don't like those "huge age, wide adjustable" bows. Just my opinion. I come from the train of thought, "get what works best now and for a few years"....like I said, the resale is good.

 

Diamond Atomic or the older nuclear ice. My kids each have one and I've given several away to nieces and nephews. There are adjustable enough it should give them a couple years growing. My daughter shot one at 4 and is just now really getting the hang of it at 5 and the bow is turned all the way down so I would imagine at age 7 they would be right in the low to middle range of the adjustment. If I recall I had one of my nieces shooting one when she was probably 12 or 13 so that should give you an idea but how adjustable they are. Nice thing about them is they're not junk they're real bows with real bow parts they are just miniaturised.

 

Both of my boys started with Atomics as well great starter bow

 

Hoyt Klash

 

This one!

https://www.dartonarchery.com/store/Ranger-X-p52327771

 

Another vote for the diamond atomic

 

Mathews Mission Craze is a great youth bow, and it’ll grow with them up until they’re ready to harvest their first animal! Retains value best imo and you can get them for dirt cheap. They are insanely adjustable:

Draw weight : 15-70lbs
Draw length : 19”-30”

I’m not sure if they’re are better youth bows than this out now but 4 years ago, this was the best one to my knowledge. Good luck!


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I think the Mission Hammr and Radik are the nicest "baby bows". My six year old shoots a PSE Mini Burner and I think it's great for less than $200. Unless your child is very small I would skip the Atomic.

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I have an infant daughter and I'm already trying to figure out what to get for her, haha.

 

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Thank you all

 

Bear cruzer or diamond infinite edge, super adjustable with draw and draw weight.

 

I would go for something like a bear royale. Can grow with it for a few years

 

Got my son started with a bear brave which he out grew. Upgraded to a highly adjustable bear last year. I'll have to look at the model in the AM. He should be able to shoot that for quite a few years though.

 

Bear royale is what Santa brought for my kiddo this year. Cool little bow with a ton of adjustment.

 

 

As stated Atomic is a good bow for smaller framed kids, yet it would be easily too toyish for a more stout kid, went through this with my Son. Atomic looks good on paper, until they actually have it in hand and you can confirm if its gonna be too easy of a bow for them. Quest, Mission, Mathews, Bear and all have some great lower poundage options that will even be usable a few years down the road.