best kit to get

jordanp

New member
hey all im getting back into archery, i did it 5/6 years ago so what kit would be best for a person who is very rusty but isnt at the beginner stage? and wheres the best place to buy
all help appreciated thank you
jordanp

ps i dont know if this is the correct area to post this in?
 

Tuck

New member
You don't say what kind of archery, target, field and recurve or compound, or traditional longbow?
Best thing is to locate a club and get some advice. ArcheryGB and NFAS have club listings.
Unfortunately there aren't any 'general' archery stores in Scotland AFAIK. Border bows do some fine traditional recurves at Kelso.
The nearest full shop is in Durham.
 

Rabid Hamster

Well-known member
Ironman
assuming you have a club (falkirk?) and want to go window shopping ... hows this for a shot gun blast at recurve to give you a baseline to work from. this would be a good intermediate kit that can win medals but not break the bank.
sorry to say nothing shoppie wise in scotland (I'm in glasgow) but there is a new shop opened up in bishop auckland - 3.5 hours drive - thats the closest we've got.

recurve:
SF kit is quite reliable so riser and limbs here - pick the level of kit you can afford (spend more on the riser than the limbs as you will probably up the draw weight of the limbs in 6-12 months)
shibuya DX button
w&w HMC+ stabs although SF axiom stabs perfectly adequate
avalon tec one sight
x7 ali arrows for indoors or acg carbons for outside

cant go far wrong with any of the above and not massively expensive

perhaps a compounder could give you an equivalent compound set up ... probably involving PSE as their Phenom is well regarded
 

ieuan_johns

New member
any ready kits available? ill be buying next year`
itll be mostly back garden and outdoor shooting

Yes, I'm not going to post links because I'm not sure which sites are allowed, but a quick check on one site I've regularly used lists these fro starters:


* SF Axion Kit - ?225 - SF Axiom Riser / SF Axiom Limbs


* SF Axion+ Kit - ?225 - SF Axiom Riser / SF Axiom Limbs
* SF Axion+ Kit - ?245 - SF Axiom Riser / SF Premium Limbs
* SF Axion+ Kit - ?285 - SF Axiom Riser / SF Carbon Premium Limbs


* SF Premium Kit - ?285 - SF Premium Riser / SF Axiom Limbs
* SF Premium Kit - ?305 - SF Premium Riser / SF Premium Limbs
* SF Premium Kit - ?345 - SF Premium Riser / SF Carbon Premium Limbs


* SF Forge+ Kit - ?335 - SF Forge Riser / SF Axiom Limbs
* SF Forge+ Kit - ?355 - SF Forge Riser / SF Premium Limbs
* SF Forge+ Kit - ?395 - SF Forge Riser / SF Carbon Premium Limbs
* SF Forge+ Kit - ?435 - SF Forge Riser / SF Elite Carbon Limbs


* Cartel Fantom Kit - ?255 - Cartel Fantom Riser / SF Axiom Limbs
* Cartel Fantom Kit - ?275 - Cartel Fantom Riser / SF Premium Limbs
* Cartel Fantom Kit - ?315 - Cartel Fantom Riser / SF Carbon Premium Limbs


* Mybo Rio - ?290 - Mybo Rio Supercast Riser / SF Axiom Limbs
* Mybo Rio - ?310 - Mybo Rio Supercast Riser / SF Premium Limbs
* Mybo Rio - ?350 - Mybo Rio Supercast Riser / SF Carbon Premium Limbs


* Hoyt Excel - ?300 - Hoyt Excel Riser / SF Axiom Limbs
* Hoyt Excel - ?325 - Hoyt Excel Riser / SF Premium Limbs
* Hoyt Excel - ?365 - Hoyt Excel Riser / SF Carbon Premium Limbs


* Hoyt Horizon - ?345 - Hoyt Horizon Riser / SF Axiom Limbs
* Hoyt Horizon - ?370 - Hoyt Horizon Riser / SF Premium Limbs
* Hoyt Horizon - ?410 - Hoyt Horizon Riser / SF Carbon Premium Limbs


*** ALL kits also include: String, Rest, 8 Jazz Arrows, Quiver, Backpack/Arrow Tube, Tab, Plunger, Sight, Guage, Stringer, Armguard, 1*80cm Target Face


If you have an aversion to SF limbs you'll have to look elsewhere of course but I've found the SF kit to be a good deal fro starter/intermediate level.

Also obviously this is all Recurve kit, can't help you with other disciplines really.
 

jordanp

New member
thanks guys :) i think ill be happy with recurve, ive never shot crossbow or composite before so recurve is the one for me at the minute
hope i could maybe get a good deal of of here
 
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