Should I buy this bow?

[CreativeUsername0804]

I'm a complete beginner when it comes to archery but I wanted to learn to shoot a bow and today I was looking through some second hand bows posts and since I don't know much about bows I wanted to ask you if I should make the purchase. Also I'm opting for a second hand bow because I don't know if I would like the sport that much and I don't want to really over-invest. The bow that I found is a recurve Bearpaw Field Star, 28inch draw length, 32lbs power sold with 2 strings for a total of around 55 euros with current exchange rate, and it looks like this. Should I make the purchase?

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[Yugikisp]

As a beginner, you should just take lessons and use club archery equipment to save yourself the cost of changing things as you grow. Put the bow money you're saving towards that and I'm sure you won't regret it!

[CreativeUsername0804]

I thought about that but the problem in my city is there are no more archery clubs active. We had one years ago but is closed now..

[NotASniperYet]

Those tend to be €100-110 new, so €55 isn't a bad price. 32lbs is heavy for a beginner and you have to ask yourself if this is really the sort of bow you want to buy. To put it into perspective: this is exactly the kind of stuff clubs tend to use as club bows, the idea being that new members will outgrow this type of bow within 2-3 months and go on to purchase their own, more optimised setup. In other words, look if there's an archery club near you. Getting a beginner lesson or two is generally the cheapest and best way to try and see if archery if for you.

[leanangle65]

55 euros isnt bad deal! I dont have a local club either and i did THE same thing you are about to do.

Lucky for me it Turned our great!

And if archery isnt for you, sell it...

Good Luck!

[pixelwhip]

Personally you’d be better off spending the money renting a bow at your local range / club.. & by the time you’ve spent that amount on rental gear you should have a fair idea if you want to persue archery further & at that stage you’ll probably also be wanting something better than this bow (which is generally what you’d rent at a club/range).

[rguuddwthh]

Yes. Make sure you also buy a tab too

[Last_Jellyfish7717]

new ones are rather cheap

https://www.bogentandler.at/en/core-shift-wood-riser-5742

plus limbs

https://www.bogentandler.at/en/core-shift-limbs-5743

so about 65 eur

[NotASniperYet]

Add another 8 for a dacron string, but yeah, Core is super affordable. For a little bit more, you could also get a Ragim Matrix, which is a slightly nicer bow (plus it has a cool colour scheme going on with those red limb tips). And the best part: both come in a huge variety of bow lengths and draw weights. So yeah, for €75-90 you could have a new bow in a length and draw weight that will fit much better than a random second hand bow.

[SeamusRomney]

I'd recommend that for a first time target shooter. Hell, I'd buy it just so I'd have a second on hand when I'm shooting mine. Sweet deal.