Traditional archery is a great way to begin shooting bow and arrow. My oldest grandson just turned 13 years old. He has had starter bows for children in the past and loves to shoot.  He is a big and tall boy at 5 ft 10 inches already. I purchased two new Samick Sage bows (one for me) in 45 lb weight at 28 inches draw, a shooting glove/arm guard and some right hand helical fletched xx75 aluminum arrows.

http://www.lancasterarchery.com/galaxy-sage-takedown-recurve-bow.html

Out-of-the-box the bows were mighty handsome! The laminated wooden riser was machined expertly and the limbs are laminated maple and fiberglass. Instructions for installing the upper and lower limbs were easy.

The bow came with 2 brass string knocking points and a nice stick on rest that alignes with the riser hole for a plunger known originally as a Berger Button.

At $119 dollars this is a bargain and a great value!

We use the bows traditionally to shoot target at 20 yards and chase and shoot floating/ moving balloons with Judo points that keep the arrow from burying itself in grass.

What a great summer fun time chasing balloons at various ranges on  my back lawn.  All in prep for hunting game! My grandkids in the back yard below.

Good Shooting!