PSE Archery Razorback Traditional Takedown Recurve Recreational Shooting Bow

This is my first reserve bow and I'm in love. The craftsmanship of this bow is beautifully done. The riser is my favorite part because of the colors in the wood and how smooth the finish is. It doesn't have a glossy finish but it's smooth and fits perfectly in my hand. I bought the 30# and as a new female archer at 5'3" it was a little difficult to pull it back and hold it there but after some practice and proper instruction I am now able to hold it without straining myself too much. What I didn't like about the posting on Amazon was that there weren't enough pictures of the bow to show off all the features you can add to it. I took some pictures just recently to post along with this review just so people can see different sides of the bow. I was skeptical at first about buying it because I didn't see too many pictures. On the riser there are many different holes to add attachments and I'm pretty sure you can add a stabilizer, a bow quiver and maybe a different type of arrow rest. I went to Bass Pro Shops to get my bow fixed with an arrow rest and a nocking point but my arrow rest is one that I've seen on Amazon where you just stick it to the wood. I've shot this bow quite a few times and haven't seen any issues with this arrow rest. The glue hasn't come undone, the arrow rest hasn't broken or bent, it's been perfect. The limb bolts are very easy to screw in and assembly is easy. The only issue is that you need a bow stringer to string it. I know there is a way to string a bow without a stringer but I never wanted to chance anything going wrong. Hell I don't let anyone use my bow until I tell them to never under any circumstances, dry fire it because I'll hurt them if they damage my bow. This thing is my baby. The string it comes with is very nice. I haven't noticed any issues with it except the serving around the ends is fraying a little. I'll probably look up a way to fix that, unless someone can let me know what to do here. I'm a new archer and don't know how the string is compared to any other. I tried to measure it and the string looks to be about 59" but I'm not sure. The bow is a 62" bow from the description. Regardless it's a beautiful bow and I love shooting it.

I am fairly new to archery, however being the person I am I would not settle for any less than 35lbs draw weight in my first bow. I was considering getting a more powerful bow, but decided against it; I purchased this bow primarily because I have begun training myself in mounted archery, and this is great. It's draw weight is probably at the upper limit for most new shooters, but keep working at it and you will build up the muscles.Pros:Easy to take apart - the limbs connect to the riser with one large screw each that does not even require a screwdriver to insert.A high quality riser, by the way, although they all should be high quality.Comes with a fine string - the only problems I have found is that after a while you start to wear away at the string where your arrows are nocked. Although really, this only helps, because you can always see where to put the nock.Is a recurve - I mean come on. Those compounds are just cheating. Recurve bows have that awesome look to them!Cons:It does not come with anything more than the parts of the bow and the string. You will need to buy a bow stringer, arrows, a glove(if you want - a gardening glove will work just as well as an archery glove),and a target. When getting arrows, you really should not get anything smaller than 30" arrows, and even I occasionally draw the arrowhead back past the riser and I have to flip the arrow around to line up again.The screws use dry lubricant. You won't need to worry about getting grease all over yourself, however, take care to not drop them. I accidentally dropped a screw in sand, and it all got stuck in the threads. Thankfully, I had a water bottle on-site and had the screw cleaned in no time.This last will probably apply no to-one but me, but the bow is designed for right-handed shooters. Which is all well and fine, but then you cannot flip it around to shoot left handed. I need to do this as I do mounted archery - not a huge error, although I will need to find a new bow before going ambidextrous.All of these are minor quibbles. If you want a starter bow, go for this.

I'm 36, last had a yellow fiberglass bow when I was about nine or ten and was obsessed with Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. As I grew older I moved on, maybe did some archery at summer camp, but never ended up getting another bow. Over the last six years or so since I've had kids and have kind of lost time for hobbies and the like, I've started thinking about archery, would look at really expensive bulls, and never really pull the trigger. However, when COVID came along and I spent a lot more time at home getting cabin fever, I was really looking for something to do. I Googled "popular beginner bows" and this one came up. I watched some videos on it, saw the price tag, and just hit Buy Now. Honestly, for getting back into archery after so long, this bow does the trick. I had stopped by an archery store a while back, underestimated how strong I really was, and determined that nothing beyond a 40 pound bow was going to be possible for me at first so I ordered this 30 pound one and after a week or so of using this, I really wish I would have just gone with a 35 pound one at least. As cheap as this thing is and how easy it is to set up and take down, I'd recommend it to anyone looking to get into archery. Very pleased so far.