Bear Brave Compound Bow

The Bear Brave is one of the simplest ways to put a genuine compound bow in a young archer's hands. At a $79.99-to-$89.99 launch MSRP - and often nearer $60 on the shelf - it delivers a real cam-and-string bow, a full-capture Whisker Biscuit rest, and an adjustable pin sight in a package light enough for a small shooter and tough enough to survive a backyard. The one thing every buyer has to understand going in is that its draw does not adjust: the Brave fits a kid whose draw sits inside its window today, and it is a bow to enjoy and then hand down or move on from, not one that stretches to cover a growth spurt. Shooting it with fingers, what stays with me is how naturally it carries a child over from a first recurve to a compound - same familiar pull, now with a wall to anchor against and a pin to aim with. For a family testing whether their kid loves archery before spending real money, that is precisely the right bow. An excellent first compound for the eight-to-twelve-year-old learning the mechanics of the shot, particularly strong as an inexpensive, no-tuning backyard bow. Buyers who want a youth bow that adjusts as the child grows should also look at the Diamond Atomic or the PSE Mini Burner... read full review