Genesis Pro Bow

im 37 and this is my first bow. i bought my 12 year old daughter a Barnett Real Tree for Christmas and took her to the range. i gave it a few tries myself. it was fun, but hers was too small for me. i wanted to get one for myself so i could spend some quality time with her doing something she really enjoys. i didnt want to spend a fortune on equipment though. i have no plans to to compete or hunt. just something to do on weekends with my daughter. after doing a lot of reading on various bows i determined this bow as right for me. its just the right size and the pull is not too hard. its almost easier than my daughters which is 25lbs. i may need to adjust mine, im not sure how they come out of the box.i didnt realize that i would need to buy some additional equipment for it though. it does not come with an arrow rest (my daughters didnt either) and i decided to use a caliper release so i had to buy string to make a D loop. i also bought some decent quality aluminum arrows. my first time out i actually hit the bulls eye a few times. i plan to probably upgrade my arrow rest i bought to a wisker biscuit and possibly get a sight. other than that, i think its all i really need.with the extras i ended up having to buy plus additional stuff like the caliper release, arrow $$, quiver, bow square, etc... ive actually spent more than i had planned to. so im glad i bought a bow at this price because then i definitely would not be happy if i spent $300 on a bow just to have to out and spend another $200 on additional equipment.if you plan to get serious, you will probably want to buy something more upscale, even from the start. but if you plan to enjoy some quality family time like me, without spending a fortune, this bow does the trick. im very happy with my purchase. its a quality item and worth the $ i spent

Its a great bow. My daughter loves it. The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars is because I had to re-thread all of the bolt holes for the sight, arrow rest, stabalizer, and draw length adjustment on the cam. If I had not had the expereince, skill, and tools to do this, I would have accidently ruined the bow. In my opininion these were things that should have been caught at the factory by quality control. Once these things were fixed the bow performed very well.

It feels like a good starter bow for the kids, which is the purpose I bought it in mind. The only reason I put 4 stars instead of 5 is the effort one has to put on adding its accessories. I mean this bow you have to get the rest, sights, and other stuff which not lot of accessories are tailored for the Genesis but for other Compounds.The other thing, not the bow, is setting the nock on the string. Man, I thought it was a simple thing but nocking makes a huge deal on the shots. I wasted couple nocks already trying to put the nock leveled right.

Genesis Pro is an engineering masterpiece. It is simple, reliable, and an incredible performer. It provides more arrow speed at each draw weight than any other bow on the market. Set at 20# it shoots a 300 gr arrow at 170 fps. 25# yields 190 fps.If a friend admires it, simply hand it to her to try - no adjustment required. Children can shoot it.If you're not a bowhunter or competitive archer consider getting a Genesis Pro. I consider it the ideal bow for recreational archery.My own setup includes a Whisker Biscuit arrow rest, nocking points and D-loop tied with BCY products, and a Tru-Fire Hurricane release. I do instinctive aiming so I installed no sights.

Purchased this for my 14 yr old son. His first "real" bow. Very well made and thought out. Light, and very cool looking. Has tapped mounting holes to accept most sights and arrow rests. Within an hour we had the sights set and he was hitting a bullseye at 10 yds. Great! Highly reccomend for a beginner. Not a hunting bow, but for target shooting It's accurate and fun to shoot.

There was no rest on the bow for the arrow to rest on? I do not know why this wasn't included and do not know where to buy one. Bow cannot be used till I have this piece. It is a simple screw and notch for arrow to rest on, why would this not come standard?

I'm a novice bowman - I just took it up so I could shoot with my kids. This seems like a very good bow for target practice for any sized archer owing to the fact that it doesn't lock back like a traditional compound bow, allowing great variation in drawback length. We shoot from about 60' from the target and the bow has plenty of power from that distance. I had a hard time finding a bow that wasn't a small youth bow and wasn't a large expensive deer hunting bow, and this fit the bill. It's excellent construction, strong and light weight. I'd buy the same bow again.

I bought the bow for my daughters and for my wife to use. I set it up for my daughters to use; they are 18 months (5 and 7) apart from each other so they are are close enough to teach together. I adjusted it down to about 15 pounds and 18 inches of draw so they can use it. They both enjoyed it though it is still a little big for them; they are tall but petite. When they were successful with getting the arrow to shoot, it would only bounce off the burlap target; 15 pounds at 10 feet away isn't a lot of force.Though they were only slightly successful, they are still very interested and hopefully we can get in to it in force in the spring. Also going to invest in a foam target that is a little more forgiving and accepts the arrows better.I shot it at full draw length and full draw weight and sunk it into the burlap target about 6 inches at 30 feet....so it does have the gusto for when my daughters grow into it.As for my wife, I am going to get her her own bow so I can set it up for her and leave it. She shot the girl's with no problem and seemed ok with it.