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I am an experienced archer. I started about 20 years ago and I continue to learn daily with my compound bow.

I now want to go into olympic style archery and give it a try as well. However, since I do not want to put a fortune in it, I wanted some advice.

What is a good starter bow for this venue? I need a LH olympic style but that is as much as I know. here is my 3d and field setups so you might can judge by them the setup I would need. by the way, there is not any pro shop around that can really help me with this. I do have a couple friends that can help some but they live about 1 hour away. I wanted to get some info and background info first before I persue it.

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65lb
27 inch draw

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56lb
27 inch draw
 

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How much is "not alot"?

Id recommend setting a fixed price budget.

Also, what do you have that you can crossover? Some items like stabilizer or sight can be borrowed from another setup.

You will be able to find most of what you need here used, or from lancaster archery.

27" draw would be fine using a 66" recurve setup. I would buy used limbs, since you will need lower poundage limbs to start with, and work your way up once you level out on what you can pull in 4-8 months.

66" recurves usually use 23" risers and short limbs. Using a 25" riser/short limbs , or 23" riser/medium length limbs is fine, it would put you at 68"


Buy any bow that accepts ILF limbs. (International Limb Fittings). That way, you have a much larger company base of used limbs to buy. Buy a cheap used set of 25# or 30# limbs to start with, these are to test your strength. Ig you feel they are too light, resell them and get heavier. Some risers allow you to increase or decrease weight by 10% by using shims or screws.


As far as the small stuff, my recommendations for a beginners, or anyone on a budget. Everything in the list below Is something I would have no trouble choosing for myself for a tournament:

* Win & Win Magnetic stick on rest ($9, BEST rest for the money. Im torn between this, and my 50$ Asahi as my favorite. Its very durable. )
* Cushion Plunger: Cartel Super Plunger ($12)
* Clicker: Win & Win Clicker ($8) (Dont use one until you can shoot ~180-200 on a FITA 40cm face at 18m)
* Stabilizer: Win & Win FOMAX, or Cartel Triple Carbon Stabilizer 28-32" ($60 or less) If you want to spend more, go Doinker or Beiter. Skip the side rods for a year or until you get a consistent feel for the bow. Even an EXE ABS Aluminum stabilizer will work, just put a doinker end weight on it if you have one available to quiet the bow. The purpose is to push the bows center of gravity forward, and with it the weight of the bow.
* SIGHT: CARTEL/AIM JUNIOR or CARTEL CHAMPION / MEDALIST RECURVE SIGHT (20-55$)
* ARROWS: Go with something not to expensive, and in 1/2 dozen. Recurve isnt like compound. You were holding 12-24 pounds at full draw with your compound setup, you will be holding much more now. As you get stronger and increase your poundage with new limbs, you dont want to have to buy new expensive sets of arrows. When you find a weight you want to stay at, buy a set of X7's and maybe ACE or comprable arrows if you do outdoor tournaments.
* FINGER TAB: CAVALIER ELITE ($25) or Cartel tab ($15) Probably Medium but youll have to make the call on how big your hands are.
* BOW SLING: ParaCord Wrist Sling, or finger sling ($3.50). You dont want to hold the bow. It should jump out of your hands.


Your draw length may be different on recurve, because of under the chin anchoring. And if you use a clicker, your draw length becomes even more crucial. I would recommend looking at keeping your arrows at 28-29", instead of 27" until you feel you are ready for a clicker.

Go with feathers, usually 3"

Just remember, buying too heavy of limbs to start with is the worst mistake anyone can make.

Great site for used recurve stuff: http://www.texasarchery.org/L1/ForResale.htm


Also, read through the Archers Reference for recurve shooters:
http://www.archersreference.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/archref_05.pdf
 

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PhotoDuck said:
66" recurves usually use 23" risers and short limbs. Using a 25" riser/short limbs , or 23" riser/medium length limbs is fine, it would put you at 68"
One correction to the above--short limbs and a 23" riser will give you a 64" bow. Medium limbs and a 23" riser will give you a 66" bow. Short limbs and a 25" riser will also give you a 66" bow.

good luck.
 

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My Bad :p
 

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ok thanks
Thats some info I can get started with.
I can crossover a rest, stabilizer and probably a sight but I was mostly interested in riser and limb info but I was not specific enough.
Any recommendations for begginner bow . I was thinking to spend around $150-200 for riser and limbs. I am referring to a used price.
 
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