Archery Shootout's All-Purpose Bow
Archery Shootouts All-Purpose Bow is the strongest and most versatile bow we offer. It works well for most customers, meeting just the right sweet spot in size and draw weight.
Archery Shootouts All-Purpose Bow is a 25lb 54-inch Recurve bow which we have found to be the perfect bow for playing Arrow Tag. Over the last three years of real-world R&D, we have found 25lbs to be the sweet spot for the draw weight, accommodating children's strength as well as providing enough power for adults to enjoy the game as well.
Draw weight, or poundage, is the measurement of the force required to draw your bow (pull the string back). As a simplified example of this, it will take a 25lb of force to draw our bows fully. Luckily for children, they don't need to draw the bow the whole way so if they can only pull 12lb then the string will only go back half the way. As a result of this the arrow will have half the power which is good for kids as it won't hurt them as much and this still allows adults to draw the full 25lb of force giving the arrows the maximum energy the bows provide.
We have also found 54 inches is the sweet spot in height to accommodate the largest range of ages. A bow's height is measured from tip to tip when strung.
We recommend these bows for ages 10-65+. Kids under ten can still use them, however, it is a little bit awkward for them to handle so if you have a lot of customers under the age of 10, we recommend buying a few of our 48-inch bows.
If you are catering for primarily one age group and are wanting a different draw weight to accommodate that specific age group please let us know as we can customise the draw weight for you. An example would be: 10-13-year-olds are better suited to a 20lb bow, while people aged 16+ will be more suited to a 30lb bow.
Our bow supports both right and left-handed shooters, so there is no need to buy two different bows for each user. We achieve this with our special nylon Riser that allows the arrow to rest on both sides of the bow.
The bows also feature our simple finger saver, which makes it a lot easier for beginners to learn how to shoot, saving them from having to use complicated bow gloves. This also increases the rate at which you can fire making the game more exciting.
Feel free to contact us at elliot@archeryshootout.com if you have you have any questions.