A good age for a first bow???

[Coach1310]

So.... my oldest son just turned 5 and is enamored with me shooting my bow at a target. He could watch me for hours(which is a lot longer than I care to shoot . Anywho, I was just wondering what others have done in regard to getting their kids a bow... what kind and at what age? We got him a cheap plastic thing that he can't get enough of, but he keeps talking about how mine is different and mine is better.... Any experience and suggestions would be great.... Thanks

[heat checker]

Eagle makes a cheap bow (25-50 bucks I think), that works for that age group. The one we have has been in the hands of 3 kids and now the grandson shoots it. Don't plan on getting any quality practice in for yourself if he's going to shoot with you though. Oh ya, about 4-5 yrs old is when the kids started shooting. Good Luck.

[Rippinlip]

Bought my daughter one of discount stores bows with the wheels for starters at the age of 6 and she shot that for a couple of years, then we bought her a Fuse archery bow, upgraaded some of the accessories and she is still shooting that and pretty good too, she is now 11.

[ChrisT]

Both my boys started around 3 with a recurve for around 20 bucks, now thanks to grandpa spoiling my oldest who is 6 he is shooting the matthews genesis and he loves that because he can shoot pretty quickly and accuratly with that.

[Scoot]

My daughter and son started at age three. You don't need anything fancy right away- if they're interested a little stick and string will be fascinating to them. I'm buying my son a Diamon Nuclear Ice for his b-day in a couple months when he turns six.

[LightningBG]

So.... my oldest son just turned 5 and is enamored with me shooting my bow at a target. He could watch me for hours(which is a lot longer than I care to shoot . Anywho, I was just wondering what others have done in regard to getting their kids a bow... what kind and at what age? We got him a cheap plastic thing that he can't get enough of, but he keeps talking about how mine is different and mine is better.... Any experience and suggestions would be great.... Thanks

5 seems old enough. If it were me, I would get a cheap compound bow (under $50) and see if he can shoot it ok. If it works for him, paint it camo or whatever your bow looks like. I think it would be cool to have a bow that "looks" like dads, even if its not the same. I would also want to have a bow case similar to dads.

[Archerysniper]

Mine is getting the genisis in a few weeks for her big 5 year bday but has been helping me shoot for the last 3 years. I remember killing my first rabbit when I was 5 and we also had a youth league that I was shooting in. Her is a pic of my little helper.

[Powerstroke]

Both my girls have been shooting a bow since 5yrs old. We've got a genesis bow and they love it. I plan on getting a bigger bow for my oldest who's 10yrs old now. She wants to hunt with her bow next year.

[deerhunter]

I just bought my daughter a Nuclear Ice she is 5 she loves it