PSE Archery Razorback Traditional Takedown Recurve Recreational Shooting Bow

This is my first reserve bow and I'm in love. The craftsmanship of this bow is beautifully done. The riser is my favorite part because of the colors in the wood and how smooth the finish is. It doesn't have a glossy finish but it's smooth and fits perfectly in my hand. I bought the 30# and as a new female archer at 5'3" it was a little difficult to pull it back and hold it there but after some practice and proper instruction I am now able to hold it without straining myself too much. What I didn't like about the posting on Amazon was that there weren't enough pictures of the bow to show off all the features you can add to it. I took some pictures just recently to post along with this review just so people can see different sides of the bow. I was skeptical at first about buying it because I didn't see too many pictures. On the riser there are many different holes to add attachments and I'm pretty sure you can add a stabilizer, a bow quiver and maybe a different type of arrow rest. I went to Bass Pro Shops to get my bow fixed with an arrow rest and a nocking point but my arrow rest is one that I've seen on Amazon where you just stick it to the wood. I've shot this bow quite a few times and haven't seen any issues with this arrow rest. The glue hasn't come undone, the arrow rest hasn't broken or bent, it's been perfect. The limb bolts are very easy to screw in and assembly is easy. The only issue is that you need a bow stringer to string it. I know there is a way to string a bow without a stringer but I never wanted to chance anything going wrong. Hell I don't let anyone use my bow until I tell them to never under any circumstances, dry fire it because I'll hurt them if they damage my bow. This thing is my baby. The string it comes with is very nice. I haven't noticed any issues with it except the serving around the ends is fraying a little. I'll probably look up a way to fix that, unless someone can let me know what to do here. I'm a new archer and don't know how the string is compared to any other. I tried to measure it and the string looks to be about 59" but I'm not sure. The bow is a 62" bow from the description. Regardless it's a beautiful bow and I love shooting it.

My daughter just took an archery class in college. I wanted to encourage her to continue her archery, so I decided to buy every bow they used. They used two different types of bows for the class, and the PSE was her favorite (did you catch that? She used multiple bows for an entire semester and chose this one over all the others). When this bow arrived, I was immediately impressed with the quality and ease of assembly. We have used this bow for three months now, shooting at least twice a week. We have had it examined by one of the best archery shops in our state (where it was complimented as being a "great bow"), and we have let the entire family (ages 13 - 77) use it. They have all had a very easy time using it. A few of us are pretty good archers, and we are all very happy with the results. I would recommend this bow to anyone looking to explore recreational, family archery. It is sometimes marketed as a youth bow, but make no mistake, this is no child's toy. This is the real deal, and was chosen equipment at the collegiate level. I am 6'6" tall and my daughter is 5'8". We are both comfortable with the weight, size, draw weight, and overall performance of the bow. It is a well-made product that should last many years. I see one of my fellow reviewers had a defect in his bow. I consider this to be a fluke, and have seen nothing of that difficulty in my own experience or any other reviewer. I hope that reviewer will give PSE a chance to stand behind their product. I bet they will.

I am fairly new to archery, however being the person I am I would not settle for any less than 35lbs draw weight in my first bow. I was considering getting a more powerful bow, but decided against it; I purchased this bow primarily because I have begun training myself in mounted archery, and this is great. It's draw weight is probably at the upper limit for most new shooters, but keep working at it and you will build up the muscles.Pros:Easy to take apart - the limbs connect to the riser with one large screw each that does not even require a screwdriver to insert.A high quality riser, by the way, although they all should be high quality.Comes with a fine string - the only problems I have found is that after a while you start to wear away at the string where your arrows are nocked. Although really, this only helps, because you can always see where to put the nock.Is a recurve - I mean come on. Those compounds are just cheating. Recurve bows have that awesome look to them!Cons:It does not come with anything more than the parts of the bow and the string. You will need to buy a bow stringer, arrows, a glove(if you want - a gardening glove will work just as well as an archery glove),and a target. When getting arrows, you really should not get anything smaller than 30" arrows, and even I occasionally draw the arrowhead back past the riser and I have to flip the arrow around to line up again.The screws use dry lubricant. You won't need to worry about getting grease all over yourself, however, take care to not drop them. I accidentally dropped a screw in sand, and it all got stuck in the threads. Thankfully, I had a water bottle on-site and had the screw cleaned in no time.This last will probably apply no to-one but me, but the bow is designed for right-handed shooters. Which is all well and fine, but then you cannot flip it around to shoot left handed. I need to do this as I do mounted archery - not a huge error, although I will need to find a new bow before going ambidextrous.All of these are minor quibbles. If you want a starter bow, go for this.