dth
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Here's the thing..
My 8 year old daughter is still shooting the clubs training bows, she always wants to shoot as far as poss. so practices at 40 yds and metres(she'd go longer if we let her), but on weekend shoots usually no more than 30 yds / m. Should she go with a recurve bow when I get her her first setup, or should she push herslef and go with a compound.
People at the club and especially David her guru, think that she might potentially be a very good archer (he would know his daughter was a former junior National champ) so the compound although not usually the first choice for junior beginners could be the one to go for.
Until her technique is as close to 100% as a human can get we're not about to change the bow... but would welcome your thoughts one way or the other.
Obv. cost is involved, changes to compounds aren't cheap and she will be getting bigger and stronger all the time but, I would like her to stick with archery and as her dad would love her to progress to a level 1000 times better than me (something that she seems to have already acheived anyway)
Anyway - I'm gibbering and rambling - your thoughts please?
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My 8 year old daughter is still shooting the clubs training bows, she always wants to shoot as far as poss. so practices at 40 yds and metres(she'd go longer if we let her), but on weekend shoots usually no more than 30 yds / m. Should she go with a recurve bow when I get her her first setup, or should she push herslef and go with a compound.
People at the club and especially David her guru, think that she might potentially be a very good archer (he would know his daughter was a former junior National champ) so the compound although not usually the first choice for junior beginners could be the one to go for.
Until her technique is as close to 100% as a human can get we're not about to change the bow... but would welcome your thoughts one way or the other.
Obv. cost is involved, changes to compounds aren't cheap and she will be getting bigger and stronger all the time but, I would like her to stick with archery and as her dad would love her to progress to a level 1000 times better than me (something that she seems to have already acheived anyway)
Anyway - I'm gibbering and rambling - your thoughts please?
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