SAS Spirit Jr 54" Beginner Youth Wooden Archery Bow Takedown Kids Boy Girl Women Traditional Both Right Hand and Left Hand

I’m an avid recurve enthusiast, and I bought this for my 7yo daughter and she loves it! She’s used to shooting her 25# Bear Brave compound bow, so I opted for the 12# limbs for an easy transition to recurve, as the draw weight feels about the same between the two. The quality is pretty great for the price, and it’s easy for her to assemble and take down all on her own. I bought her 30in carbon arrows (600), and with turkey feather fletching, and they’re a perfect match for her draw length with this bow.I can’t stress enough that this bow, like recurves in general, loves actual feather fletched arrows. It’s a ‘must’ if you want to get the most out of the shooting experience!Overall, this is a great bow for the kiddo to enter the world of recurve archery, and to be able to tackle the 3D range with the big kids (me ;) )!

A great starter bowl

We've only shot this bow a few times, but so far so good. Everything seems to be good quality. I don't have one to do a side-by-side comparison, but I do not notice any major difference between this bow and the PSE Razorback which sells for considerably more. Assembly of the limbs to the riser is easy. So easy, in fact, you could consider this to be a take-down bow. The bow string is multi-strand and has a serving wrap, but no nock indicator.-----UPDATED 2/3/2016My daughter has been using this in a league at the local archery shop. She is the only one shooting a recurve, everyone else is using a compound with sights and trigger release. She shoots with no sight and open handed. We did add an arrow rest/flipper and a nock indicator. She is able to shoot groups at least as tight, if not tighter, than her peers with compound bows shooting at the same or lesser distances. At first she felt funny about being the only one different and not having a fancy pink, mossy oak compound bow, but she got over it. Yes, it would be easier to shoot a compound with all the accouterments, but this bow is fully capable of loosing arrows as accurately as the archer is able to. I'm very proud of her. I'm not trying to brag, just to give an accurate review of the bow and it being a great value.

This bow is perfect for my 12-year old son who has a medium build. I got the 22-lb draw. We have lots of fun shooting our bows together. It is a valuable skill and teaches patience, breathing and one-pointed focus.

The photo it shows the arrow rest on the bow but it did not come with one. The metal thing that goes on the string wasn't included. These options should be suggested items to purchase especially for a bow thats for beginner. My children can't use their bows right out of the box. Beautiful bow but more info for customer would be beneficial to a newbie.

For a 5 star score I must note that this is a BEGINNERS bow, and clearly targeted for kids.I bought both a #16 and 22# bow for my family. Half the time I shoot I find myself grabbing the 16# bow. It's just so easy to use, I can shoot it all day and not get tired. I used the little bow that could out to 30 yds, before it began to struggle. 20 yds it will do all day. I do recommend fletched arrows if you shoot of the shelf, and some felt or fur for the shelf. If you add the arrow guides you can use either type of vane. The best arrow guide is the type that thread in. The stick-on ones I tried did not last long. Also the shelf is not fully centered, so the arrow sits a bit to the left. It really wasn't an issue, but I discovered this when I put a T-sight on the bow and maxed out the sight to adjust for the left bias (RH bow). Don't let that discourage you because the T-sight was less than $10, so it isn't the best and the kids don't use the sight anyways. It just made me aware of how the riser was made compared to another bow I have.Also, being a take down bow, you can buy limbs in other weights rather than buy a whole new bow. I believe (not positive, since I haven't tried it) the riser is the same for both the 54" and 62" bow, but not the 66". If it is, I think I can buy the longer limbs and eventually take this up to 34#, plus a new string. Although in all honesty, above 25 lbs, I probably want to buy a whole new bow...Oh, don't waste time adding "finger savers." The string is actually a nice thick quality and it's almost impossible to get those things on. I've only been able to get those onto cheaper quality strings. If the kids fingers get raw, I'd recommend gloves or finger tabs.I strongly recommend this bow for kids or beginners, they are just easy to use. The 16# bow is my go to for warming up my old shoulder or testing out a new target set up before I get my other bow.

Definitely a kids bow - I mean that in the best possible way. The kids love it, it is light and easy for them to shoot, it is giving them confidence. It beats the tar out of the Bear "First Shot" (I like Bear bows, I have a Cruzer and a Super Kodiak, just not the first shot). Anyway, this is a real bow, for smaller, weaker people. Well made, looks nice, shoots smoothly. I like that the limbs can be attached with the thumb screws, it allows the kids to assemble with no help from me. Get a stringer for it (really please do, don't mess up the limbs), a glove or tab, and some cheap carbon arrows and maybe a nock kit and takedown case; with that kit, the kids will be ready to go and shoot with the adults.

Wrong size string-- AGAIN!! Already returned bow once for coming with string that is several inches longer than the bow itself. String is supposed to be 4" shorter, not longer than bow. Now the replacement has exact same issue!!! Since the string bad is labelled as 54, looks to me like whoever kitted these put a 54" string with a 54" bow, but it this size of bow needs a 50" string. So frustrating!!!! Good thing this wasn't a time sensitive purchase for a bday. Friend recommended this brand, but I'm ready to give up and just buy different brand.