My opinion: For the money it's one of the best out there. Get a 50#'er and crank it to about 42. I have a lot of people hunting with that bow and doing just fine. I put my ex girlfriend into one and she shot it magnificently. It would kill about anything out there when put in the right hands.

 

Its a cradle to grave bow. 70# 305 at 30" is pretty standard for that price.

Now at 14 would he be better off with a dedicated 50# ehh personal choice.

 

its a extreamly good bow for the money for kids and small framed adults. its extreamly accurate as well.. I been seeing more and more kids shoot them in both joaad/competition and hunting. My daughter loved hers and shot very well with it.

They look pretty cool with 26-30" stab, sidebar target sight,scope and pro blade rest. if he plans on shooting any joaad/competition stuff get a non camo'd color.

 

Great help guys. Thank you. There are a couple of brands I had thought might work, but these seem to pop up more frequently and are more affordable. Thanks for the help.

 

I have 2 in our family, a pink for my wife and a camo for my son...he shoots 65 pounds and my wife shoots 15 pounds. Both hit the target just fine. Its a great first bow that will grow with a child or an improving adult. Save your money and go with the Infinite Edge then when he gets more experienced and feels he needs an upgrade he can.

 

I'll have to slightly disagree. For the same price range, IMO, the PSE Stinger-X is a better package bow. You can find them around $399 and most Infinite Edges run $379. The Stinger-X doesn't have near the adjustability in weight as the Infinite Edge, but overall quality I think it's a better option.

Pros:

- The single cam system keeps timing/sync a lot longer than the Infinite Edge's dual cam, I know that for a fact. Both come with cheap factory strings but IMO the Stinger-X needs less maintenance as far as tuning goes.
- Split limbs are stronger, and withstand the "twist" of the cam system better than solid limbs.
- You get a draw stop that is adjustable different from the module. You can tweak the valley of the bow different and how the bow draws throughout the cycle. This is my favorite advantage of the Stinger-X.
- You get a Whisker Biscuit rest in the package, which will last longer than the Octane brush rest on the Infinite Edge.

Cons:
- Less draw weight adjustability. It really varies based on draw length. A 70# peak Stinger-X only goes down to about 41# in adult draw lengths... but at 14 years old this might be easy for him.
- The price is a little more.

Bear also makes a bow called a Cruzer at $399 which I would also buy before the Infinite Edge, mainly based on the package that comes with it... it has a better sight and a Whisker Biscuit. Unfortunately the 2015 models only have 1" increments in the draw length, but I think they fixed that for 2016, I'm not sure. The Cruzer is also a dual cam and loses timing/sync and has the same module/stop as one system as the Infinite Edge, which is why I would take the Stinger-X over the Cruzer. The Cruzer does come in some interesting colors that the other two do not (like blaze orange camo, purple camo, blue camo, etc.)

I'm not saying the Infinite Edge is a bad bow, I'm just saying IMO the Stinger-X is a better option.

 

They are a great bow, suitable for anyone, any strength, any draw length. Killed a moose with mine, so there's that...

 

I've been in archery 60 years & bought one for myself just to hunt with last year.. Everything about the bow is great & I'm well satisfied. I even used it in the State Field Championship & it served me well.

 

I just purchased 3 infinite edge pros one for each of my kids. So far love them but the weather is still chilly to be outside for to long. I will know more when the weather gets better

 

The Infinite Edge is a great bow and he could use it the rest of his life.
Many companies have these type of bows.

He should go shoot these and get the one he absolutely loves - you want him to be excited about it.
Infinite Edge
Bear Cruzer - contrary to what is posted above, the bows have 1" and 1/2" increment mods
PSE Stinger-X
Mission Craze II
Hoyt Ignite

After shooting them, my son preferred the Bear Cruzer. He killed a buck with it in October.
But what only matters is what he likes. Any of them will serve him well and could use them for the rest of his life.

Half the fun will be going and shooting all the bows!
Once he finds the one he wants, you can get these used at great deals. Look here in the classifieds, craigslist and ebay. I bought all of my bows used and my 3 kids bows.

 

I have two in my household. My kids use them to shoot 4h archery. They are nice bows. The rest and sights aren't great though...

 

It's a great bow you can't go wrong with it. The old edge (not the pro) came with a sight that will let's say something you would step in at a stockyard. First thing I would do is get a better rest and sight for the bow. As far as the bear cruiser good accessories but the plastic modules has a terrible back wall.

But I do think they are coming out with a new bow called the Edge SB-1

 

the infinite edge is a very good bow, I've set up three, two for friends and one for the Brother in Law. Father in law has one also and loves it. Shot the Brother in Laws while setting it up just to get it somewhere close to tuned for him and was very impressed. And thats coming from someone who has shot and will never buy anything other than the Big 3 (Mathews, Hoyt and Elite) I will say that the Infinte edge would be a go to should something happen in my life where I can't shoot a Mathews.

 

I bought 2 infinite edges for my son and wife as I said above but I shoot a PSI Stinger X but am going for the Obsession Def-Con M7 this spring which is a $1000 bow so no comparison.

The infinite edges are fine bows with decent power and good for those who will be growing from low draw weight o higher draw weights or for children or teens that will grow with the person. The PSI Stinger X has limits on draw length so not as good as the infinite edge if you are growing or will increase draw weight.