Browning Impulse Compound Bow

The Browning Lady Impulse matters more for what it set out to do than for any number on its spec sheet. Launched in 2000 at a $260 MSRP and refined in 2001, it was Browning's purpose-built women's compound - a 2.5-pound, 32-to-33-inch Micro-Class bow with a 25-to-27-inch draw, a women's-sized laminated-wood grip, a Whisper Flyte two-cam system, and a 278 fps IBO rating that was never the point. By 2001 its 20-to-50-pound draw-weight span let it start a beginner and grow with her to a whitetail setup, all adjustable at home without a press. What I keep coming back to is its place in the timeline: this is one of the first compounds designed around the woman shooting it rather than handed down from a man's rig, and that idea outlived the bow itself. As a discontinued model it turns up only used, so budget for fresh strings and a tune. An excellent piece for a collector or a small-frame shooter who wants the original, and a genuinely light, well-fitted hunting bow inside its range. Buyers who want a modern women's-specific package ready to hunt should look at the Bear Finesse, and anyone needing one bow to fit a whole household should look at the Diamond Infinite Edge Pro... read full review