I have a 4 yr old daughter that wants to shoot bow with daddy. She's a small fry probualy doesnt weigh much over 30lbs herself fully dress. Would there be anything for her? Should I wait? Opinions requested :) If so, im a PSE man but would be willing to get anything that would suit my little one.

Thanks,

Eric

I have a 4 yr old daughter

I had a 6 year old at my Youth Group this weekend. she could bull a genesis backed way off
My daughter helping teach her:

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And was sticking arrows pretty great from 5 yards out with it...

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could get her one of those walmart bows. those red ones. i think they come with 3 arrows and a quiver for like 25 bucks

:rockon: :rockon:

If you think your daughter has the attention span to shoot with you then i see no reason not to get her started shooting. Personally I am counting the days until my kids can start in the sport. (maybe a bit premature since it is still 6 months till my first will be born...oh well. A guy can dream can't he?!)

I think that the most important thing to remember is that while you are shooting with your daughter that young you will not be able to shoot with you as long you are used to practicing. Though I have seen some very young children make it all the way through a 40 target 3d round up in the mountains (lots of hiking up and down between targets).

Keep it fun and hope that you have good luck with her!!

Thanks for the comments Ill check more into the types of bows for my daughter. All I know is when I shoot my bow shes standing behind me or sitting on her bike and lets me shoot when I'm done she races up to tell me if I'm in the X or not haha(I still have to pull em out though).

Any more thoughts would be great!

Thanks yet again,

Eric.

my boys are 4.5. They are not ready for anything where they can get hurt. They have a real bow but its mostly to carry around and look official. They have plastic bows with suction cups to shoot.

diamond just came out with a new bow. i forget the name of it but it was at the ata show and some pics are posted on this forum. its a lil pricy though. my daughter likes to go out in the yard with us while we shoot but really doesnt have the attention span yet to start shooting. she also runs to the target after we shoot a round. she will be 4 next month.

My son and daughter started at 3 or 4 years old.PSE made a nice little recurve they used or a fiberglass recurve.They loved to shoot balloons stuck on a target ,sometimes I would put flour in the balloon.As long as you are standing there enforcing the rules they learn bow safety and develop hand eye skills.My daughter shot her first deer from a pine tree in a national forest in Wis when she turned twelve,I was sitting next to her.She was proud handing out the sausage to her uncles at Christmas that year.My son shot his first deer with a bow at 15 in North Dakota ,my wife was watching from 100 yds away.We shoot 3d together all summer.4 is not too young , you might get a partner for life. Wolf

Definitely not too young.

There was a little girl out at the last 3d shoot with a PSE fiberglass recurve. It had a shoot through riser and she was doing great. Her folks would walk her to about 2-3yds from the target and the seriousness on her face was awesome.

Definitely great to start em young. I take my son out to most of the local shoots, he'll be one next week, and he has a blast. Loves looking at the targets and playing in the dirt.

bought my 6 yo son a Martin Tiger and it's adjustable from 10-20 lbs. My five yo daughter could also pull it back at 10 lb. I have some pics of my son shooting it on my profile.

The new one from Diamond is the Nuclear Ice

specs are:
Brace Height 6 1/8"
Axle to Axle 22 1/2"
Draw Length 14" - 24"
Draw Weights 10 to 29 lbs
IBO Speed 187 - 195 fps*
Let Off 70%

http://www.diamondarchery.com/bow_nuclearice.php

Best of luck with your daughter!

My 4 yr old goes with us some. She shoots a Lil Banshee compound which looks like a longbow with cams. She just shoots at 5 yards with fingers and no sight, but she has a good time. She doesn't really have the attention span to shoot all 20 targets though. She shoots a few, plays in the dirt for a few then shoots a few more.

The earlier the better. No need to worry about Accuracy. But you teach her the most important thing, SAFETY. Buy here the Martin Tiger Bow Kit. Its inexpensive and comes with three wooden arrows, Arm Guard, Hip Quiver, Finger tab. The DL and DW are adjustable. The Arrow is held in between the rizer for safety.

IMO --> there is no better way to start a child learning that traditional <-- IMO

If you can shoot Trad you can shoot anything, but I l know lots of adults that started w/ training wheels, can shoot a 300, but can't hit the ground w/ a recurve or long-bow.

This is my 4 yr old granddaughter. She's maybe 30# soaking wet. She just picked up this bow that day and shot it a couple times, not very well, then nailed the 12... Its a Cartel, comes with a case and arrows..

http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p3/missscd34/archery%2009/DSC00991.jpg

Here another good thread started about this topic

http://www.3dshoots.com/forums/showthread.php?t=19798&highlight=Trey

I believe Trey here in the picture shooting the BT release is three.

my daughter Lakota is 3.5 now i started her at 23mo. with a lil bear cub fiberglass bow i would get down with her help her pull and shoot. now.the background on this a local shop had a deer university and when the hunter drew back his bow on the video she hollared out "get it get it" at 2yrs old!!! i was set to get her started. now she shoots a pink and white matthews mini genesis. this bow goes down to 5or six lbs to 15 i believe. its a great lil bow it s set at 8 lbs right now but use a a layered target or a morrell six shooter due to the poundagebeing so low. wont stick in the 3-ds yet but wiil be soon. we have her on u tube. 3yr old shooting her bow.
Its in the bible that david was to teach the childen of judah the use of the bow.and in Genesis it says and God was with the lad and he grew and became an archer. :angel: :angel:

Hey Dan

That little toe headed buck of mine has been shootin a bow since he was 2 years old. He just turned 4 in December. He won his first State 3D championship last summer. He cannot wait until he gets home from school everyday so he can shoot his bow. He shoots it all the time and stays hooked up on it. He goes hunting with me all the time as well and does sit quiet and still in the blind or on the bare ground. His first hunt last spring Turkey season we shot a Turkey out of our DB blind literally 3ft off the blind. He was hooked.

I have a 4 yr old daughter that wants to shoot bow with daddy. She's a small fry probualy doesnt weigh much over 30lbs herself fully dress. Would there be anything for her? Should I wait? Opinions requested :) If so, im a PSE man but would be willing to get anything that would suit my little one.

Thanks,

Eric

Obviously she is very young . What are you thinking ? Let her grow up first . It is not good for her to be playing with bows and arrows . Not even dangerous toys which she won't know how to handle .

Obviously she is very young . What are you thinking ? Let her grow up first . It is not good for her to be playing with bows and arrows . Not even dangerous toys which she won't know how to handle .

tell us how you really feel

Obviously she is very young . What are you thinking ? Let her grow up first . It is not good for her to be playing with bows and arrows . Not even dangerous toys which she won't know how to handle .

at that age all the kiddos want to do is spend time with their parents and do what their parents are doing. Therefore, if their parents shoot archery then the kids want to shoot archery. Its all about saftey anyway. If she wants to shoot let her shoot. When she wants to take it seriously later on then she will, but I see no reason to tell her that she isn't old enough to shoot.

People put too much restrictions on their kids and don't give them enough credit or respect to at least let them try. Kids can do a LOT more than most think they can. It's up to the parent to know if THIER child is ready for whatever it is they ask to do. It is not someone elses place to step in and say "Your kid lacks the maturity, mental and physical capacity to do that", unless they personally know that child and their capabilities.

At 9 years old my oldest daughter was drag racing. And I'm not talking about 5 Mi./Hr. go-karts in an open field. I'm talking full on dragsters, scaled down. She was easily reaching 80+/- mph and covering the eighth-mile in in under 10 seconds. Many people would (and did) say "She's way too young to be doing that!!!" Really, wow, I'm glad you said so! I guess I need to go home right away and take all those trophies down off the wall and sell her dragster. Thanks for warning me in time! <-- that would be sarcasm, btw. She's also been driving off road (Class VI roads, dunes of Cape Cod, etc. ) since she was able to safely reach all the control of our Nissan Xterra At 12 she was more than capable of piloting an automobile on any highway or in any city... Meanwhile, I see folks all day long that are 20 and 30 years old that should be taken off the road and severely beaten about the head, neck, and chest.

People put too much restrictions on their kids and don't give them enough credit or respect to at least let them try. Kids can do a LOT more than most think they can. It's up to the parent to know if THIER child is ready for whatever it is they ask to do. It is not someone elses place to step in and say "Your kid lacks the maturity, mental and physical capacity to do that", unless they personally know that child and their capabilities.


:amen: But what is all this talk of personal responsibility and parents paying attention to their children. This is a progressive era. The Gov't is suppose to tell us how to take care of our children, etc. This is unacceptable. :D


At 9 years old my oldest daughter was drag racing. And I'm not talking about 5 Mi./Hr. go-karts in an open field. I'm talking full on dragsters, scaled down. She was easily reaching 80+/- mph and covering the eighth-mile in in under 10 seconds.

If you would like to adopt another child I am available. :hug: I am already grown up (physically at least :madgrin: ). I am respctful...usually. I do tend to eat allot (too much running and being 6'2"). But there is minimal costs in maintenance (new bows and aparently drag racers). Just let me know...

Meanwhile, I see folks all day long that are 20 and 30 years old that should be taken off the road and severely beaten about the head, neck, and chest.

When where driving arround Colorado? Or California? I thought that you were an east cost guy...

Obviously she is very young . What are you thinking ? Let her grow up first . It is not good for her to be playing with bows and arrows . Not even dangerous toys which she won't know how to handle .

obviosly you don't spend much time at any shoots or go watch these young ones being watched and helped. SAFETY is number one wheather your 3 or 100. you all learn the same way... from the begining. with them who are very young we get down with them and take the time to teach them and encourage them. NOT JUST HAND IT TO THEM AND SAY OK HERE YOU GO>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> there are youth shooters who are 5and 6 who can out shoot most adults. in short get out and see what is going on before you pass judgement on those who do know what we are doing. By the way most every tribe of native american nations taught their children how to shoot at a very early age and were veery proficient:angel: :fencing:

When where driving arround Colorado? Or California? I thought that you were an east cost guy...

Before I was recalled to Active Duty from the Reserves, I worked for a local P.D. in thier Traffic Department. I had to do the preports on more than my share of critical and fatal crashes. It gets ugly, and wears on ones soul.

After my first week on the job, I learned to I set my cruise control to the posted speed limit, wear my seat belt, and turn my cell phone OFF.

My daughter is four, she started last year with one of the Bear Archery kits for kids. However my Local Pro shop just showed me a neet new product from Fuse Archery (compound bow) that goes from 6lb to 26lb, and it even comes in Pink Camo for the Ladies. My daughter will test shoot this weekend.
I will let you know how that goes. The bow sales for $150.00 sight quiver arrows rest the whole shot. Of course the hunting poundage is not there but what a great little starter package. Adams Archery in Milan Michigan has it in stock right now!.:rockon: