Browning Micro Adrenaline Compound Bow

The Browning Micro Adrenaline is a rare thing in youth archery: a bow a brand believed in enough to keep redesigning for a full decade. From the light 2.5-pound original on Hyper-Maximizer cams in 2000, through the 2.6-pound HyperMax 10 XS of 2003-2006, to the final 31-inch, 7-1/8-inch-brace HX form of 2009-2010 that closed the line at $269.99, every version held the same mission - a two-cam, press-free, small-grip bow that grows with the child to a real 40-to-50-pound hunting weight. The specs moved around with each redesign, so a used-market buyer should pin down the year, but the identity never wavered. What I find most telling is that Browning changed the riser, the cam, and the weight twice over ten years and never once changed who the bow was for. It is a used-market bow today, and a fresh string and a tune are worth budgeting for whichever era you buy. An excellent choice for the family that wants one bow to grow a child into a hunter, particularly strong for the small-frame or short-draw beginner who needs forgiving, press-free geometry. Buyers who want the widest adjustment and fastest speed in a currently-supported new bow should also look at the Diamond Infinite Edge Pro, while those wanting a classic grow-with-me that starts smaller children should look at the Bear Apprentice... read full review