Bear Archery Titan Bow for Youth, Recommended Ages 12-16, Ambidextrous, Continuous Draw Weight Up to 29 lb., Continuous Draw Length Up to 28-inches

If you are absolutely just starting out, read this review!Before buying a bow I was struggling looking for a review that related to me, so here are my specs.I'm in my early twenties, 5'8 150#. 28" drawThis bow is perfect for a beginner. The # is just right for me to practice on correct form. (states 29#)It has enough power to get the arrows stuck in tree stumps (which might suck because your arrow tips might get wedged)The bow came with just the bow and the string, however items I believe are absolutely necessaryfor a beginner besides arrows, are a SHOOTING GLOVE to protect your fingers from damage, and a STRING NOCK.The bow is durable and sturdy, and easy to string without a stringer.The only CON about this bow is that the tips where the string is held on, are loose and can fall off when in storage.I glued mine with gorilla glue since that particular glue slightly expands as it cures, which will provide extra adhesion.I also found that I had to gorilla glue my arrow tips and nocks when they came off after shooting some stray shots.However other strong adhesives might do the job also.Overall this bow is worth the money, I spent ~$70 all together for this bow, 6 arrows, a 3 finger leather glove, arm guard, and a string knock.Not bad for a college student's budget, I will now be moving up to the Samick Sage, after a few more weeks of practice.Thank you Amazon

I have several bows, including sticks, compounds and recurves. I have started and ran an archery club for college students, and I've taught many people(adults and children both) to shoot. This bow is no frills, no nonsense, basic bow. It doesn't shoot as fast or as flat as my high performance hunting bows, but it shoots. It is very lightweight, easy to string, easy to draw and tons of fun for backyard shooting. It isn't for hunting, it isn't for competitions. If you get one that has delaminated coating, like an earlier reviewer, I wouldn't stand for that and immediately return it for one that isn't defective. Mine arrived in perfect condition and has stood up to some heavy use and abuse. I will be looking to get some funding for my student archery club, with which I'll buy about a dozen more of these(along with a few others) but this will be my workhorse bow for my students.

I bought two of these for my boys. I bought them the Bear starter bows a few years ago, they were great but they out grew them. They seemed to love archery with those bows as much as I love it. Then I got them the Crossman bows and those were complete junk, although they were very excited at first because they looked just like my take down recurve bows. Those bows would not even send an arrow a 1/16th of the distance they were shooting with there little bows.So I got them the Bear Titan Bows for a replacement. These are awsome bows for the money, way more powerful than my wifes expensive Cabela's 29lb bow that cost over $120. Very stout bows, a good material for children because wood is tempramental to how well you take care of the bow. These are a composite material that should last forever even if they forget them outside or get them wet.I would have rated this five stars but because the bows are so stout and powerful it is very difficult for my boys to pull the bow to their normal draw. So I took one star off for that because they said "youth bow for ages twelve and up". They are 11 and twelve and can't do it yet, so I guess they will have to grow into these a little more. I have already put them on an exercise routine to get their muscle built up.This would be a great adult starter bow. I have fun shooting them and I own several very expensive bows up to the 65lb draw weight at 28" range. My draw length is 30"-31" and I find these bows able to handle that, at I would guess at around 30-32lb draw weight.Great bow, far exceeded my expectations. Like I said, it is was for me and not my kids it would have been an easy five stars.

I always have people coming over looking to shoot my bows. I am always hesitant because non experienced people always seem to so something that damages the bows. It never fails for one guy in the group to dry fire it before you can catch them. So I bought this bow because fiberglass bows are pretty much bulletproof. Also it will last a lifetime and my kids will eventually grow into it.The bow is nice and sturdy. It was just what I was looking for. It came in grey instead of green ... but that I can live with. The handle to me is comfortable. The bow has a great look to it.When I started shooting it I was amazed at how well it spit out the arrows. It is was faster than I had expected! I was shooting tighter groups than I have all summer with other bows. I love this thing!As others have said though ... if you buy this. Buy a replacement string with it. A real string .. not the type that comes with this bow. It broke on me the very first day. A real string will only increase the performance of the bow anyway... so just grab one. I have not had the problem with the nocks falling off as others have stated. I tried to pull mine off and they wouldn’t budge. Perhaps they have fixed that issue?I wish these solid fiberglass bows would come back into production at hunting level draw weight. No doubt that this bow would be able to take game... but not legally. We need a company to manufacture solid fiberglass affordable bows with a heavier draw weight and made in the USA. I think people would be all over it.