Bear Ultra Light Compound Bow

The Bear Ultra Light is a focused answer to a question most hunting bows skip: how do you give a short-draw shooter a genuinely light, compact, ready-to-hunt bow without capping their performance? At 3.2 pounds and 29.75 inches, with a Perimeter-Weighted Modular Single Cam that squeezes 280 fps out of just 50 pounds at a 28-inch draw, it delivers real arrow speed in a package a smaller-framed hunter can carry and hold all day. The 2010 refinements, a 6-inch brace, 80-percent let-off, beyond-parallel Max Pre-Load limbs, and added string and axle dampening, made the better of the two years quieter and more comfortable to hold. It belonged to Bear's value ready-to-hunt tier, and on today's used market it is best viewed as an affordable complete package rather than a collector's piece. In my view its sweet spot is unmistakable: the teenager growing into hunting weights, the woman stepping up to her first real deer bow, or the experienced hunter who wants a featherweight backup. An excellent bow for short-draw and small-framed hunters, particularly strong as a light, maneuverable treestand and ground-blind rig. Buyers who want maximum grow-with-you adjustability or a path to 70 pounds should also look at the Diamond Infinite Edge Pro... read full review