Good for kids? My 6 year old couldn't sink an arrow into the Hurricane target, looking for something that a small/light shooter can get an arrow into
637814
This target is made of foam layers great for stopping arrows. I have no doubt that a children's bow would penetrate it. My wife shoots low poundage and the arrows sink in just fine. Great buy for any shooter. In my opinion
1271792
Definitely not. This is a real bow. A 4 year old would have a hard time making this work and if he or she did it would be hard for the little person to do so safely. I have a 15" thick foam target. This bow will put the target arrows it comes with nearly 2 inches in. My 7 year old is getting the hang of it but he wont be playing with it alone.
294961
I believe he would be able to with practice but I would treat this as giving him a handgun. It has that type of damage potential. I have a archery bag that I use for my compound bow and this crossbow shoots a good 5 inches into that bag from 30 yards. A couple bolts have even sunk completely into the bag. This is a deadly weapon. If I were to get my 9 year old a weapon I would go with a BB gun over this but it is your call. I would only allow its use with close adult supervision and proper gun safety training. As for a BB gun I think he would be able to use that with a little less worry that he will harm himself or another.
1922136
I would recommend if you just want a bow to shoot at target. Not difficult to draw back and aim. I purchased for my 10yr old last year. It's really a beginners bow, not for hunting.
1152950
This is a good bow to start off with. My son is 11 and is a good size. He can pull it and hold it to aim and shoot. His older cousin which is 13 could not do the pull back. So for a beginner, yes its a good start. Technique...
1832639
my daughter, she is 11, and has use both a real bow and arrow and this toy. She says there are no arrows, just darts, with the toy, and it is more for play. If you daughter is serious about trying archery, go to an achery range that offers a program - our local archery range charges $30 for equipment rental and range fee if they want to try it out, and then you can consider private lessons or not. There is definately a difference between holding a bow and arrow, and shooting a nerf toy. You can't knock anything down with this, but if you are trying to see how far you can send a dart flying, the darts will go pretty far. my daughter, she is 11, and has use both a real bow and arrow and this toy. She says there are no arrows, just darts, with the toy, and it is more for play. If you daughter is serious about trying archery, go to an achery range that offers a program - our local archery range charges $30 for equipment rental and range fee if they want to try it out, and then you can consider private lessons or not. There is definately a difference between holding a bow and arrow, and shooting a nerf toy. You can't knock anything down with this, but if you are trying to see how far you can send a dart flying,... » Read More my daughter, she is 11, and has use both a real bow and arrow and this toy. She says there are no arrows, just darts, with the toy, and it is more for play. If you daughter is serious about trying archery, go to an achery range that offers a program - our local archery range charges $30 for equipment rental and range fee if they want to try it out, and then you can consider private lessons or not. There is definately a difference between holding a bow and arrow, and shooting a nerf toy. You can't knock anything down with this, but if you are trying to see how far you can send a dart flying, the darts will go pretty far. « Show Less
1368661
Not well. They are too tight. I had to use a long thin knife to spit it around inside the arrow to scrape assay some if the material. Also, and most importantly, the blue fins are not attached very well and come off easily. Sometimes on the first use! So the arrows don't fly straight. Check out the new Nerf Zombie hunter crossbow instead. $20 and uses regular darts.
617409
These little bows are fantastic for introduction. He'll be able to use it easily and develop his technique. As for distance, it's slow and "lobs" the arrows. You can make fairly accurate shots out to about 15yds with this but not much further than that. This one isn't adjustable, so it's more for teaching a youth the fundamentals of bow shooting. If you want one that they are going to be able to learn and use for competition or hunts, I'd recommend a Diamond Youth Atomic Bow, got one for my 10 year old daughter and she's loved it for the last 3 years. The draw weight and length are adjustable, so the bow grows with them. I bought this Bear Scout for my 5 year old and he's ready for the Diamond now. These little bows are fantastic for introduction. He'll be able to use it easily and develop his technique. As for distance, it's slow and "lobs" the arrows. You can make fairly accurate shots out to about 15yds with this but not much further than that. This one isn't adjustable, so it's more for teaching a youth the fundamentals of bow shooting. If you want one that they are going to be able to learn and use for competition or hunts, I'd recommend a Diamond Youth Atomic Bow, got one for my 10 year old daughter and she's loved it for the last 3 years. The draw weight and length... » Read More These little bows are fantastic for introduction. He'll be able to use it easily and develop his technique. As for distance, it's slow and "lobs" the arrows. You can make fairly accurate shots out to about 15yds with this but not much further than that. This one isn't adjustable, so it's more for teaching a youth the fundamentals of bow shooting. If you want one that they are going to be able to learn and use for competition or hunts, I'd recommend a Diamond Youth Atomic Bow, got one for my 10 year old daughter and she's loved it for the last 3 years. The draw weight and length are adjustable, so the bow grows with them. I bought this Bear Scout for my 5 year old and he's ready for the Diamond now. « Show Less
1174243
I'd guess 'yes,' unless she is very petite. I work at a camp in the summer; my predecessor got little toys . . half the time the arrows fell short of the target; the other half of the time they'd bounce off. Not too satisfying. These are like the bows I remember from my youth, before the safety dweebs got into things. This bow is a good compromise between little toys and expensive compound bows. Not sure of the models, but we also use a 52" bow with a lighter draw, and 60" bows with 20 and 30 lb draws. Safety first--the nock of an arrow will take an eye out as well as the point would, so no running, and no one but the archer downrange to retrieve the arrows. (They can be stuck in the target and pop out, if another person was behind your archer when one did--ouch!)
896420
i bought one as a starter bow for my daughter who had shot quite a bit at summer camp, and returned it immediately without shooting it. it looked and felt more like a plastic bow for little kids, rather than a bow to actually learn adn enjoy archery. I bought a basic take down bow instead for my daughter, but we were already sure that she enjoyed archery.
1948132
This bow is excellent for younger / smaller archers. It's more a case of "how big / strong" do you need to be. My daughter is 7 but is tiny for her age (most mistake her for a 5 year old - she's the smallest in her class) and I managed to get this set up at about 9lb draw and she pulls it back easy. At that draw I can use my little finger with no effort at all. If your kid is old / big enough to climb a tree and they could probably draw this bow. It's super adjustable. The other plus it it weighs next to nothing so my daughter has no problem holding it up for an extended aim.
2013913
our kids shoot target at about 40 feet away. The arrow can definitely travel another 20 feet. Also we are aiming almost horizontally. Aiming up in the air will allow longer distance. However, you need to take into account the drag force that the line applies to the arrow. Hope that help.
105016
If the bow that your 6 year old is shooting has an arrow rest, go with the 28" or even the 30" that way you wont have to renew these arrows when he gets a little older. If he is shooting a traditional type of bow like low poundage youth longbow without a Modern style arrow rest then go with less then 28" coz aiming with longer arrows is more difficult & ruins posture & learning technique. Although 27" is quite ideal for kids less than 10 years of age, for the bad quality of the fletchings on these arrows & taking into account that the arrows from this seller does not come in 27" I would recommend getting 27" arrows from Another seller. Hope that helped.
1365243
Not a good idea. The bow and arrows are soft foam and really don't fly at all well. I bought it for my 9 year old grandson knowing full well that he would use it in the house.So far nothing has broken. But it isn't heavy weight enough to pull a wire. It barely shoots the arrow.
1699825
No. Also, I didn't realize the arrows are suction cups, so I don't think they will stick to a target anyway. They are not very big, my son shoots them at Windows and doors which has not been a problem.
1963669
I think a 6-year old could probably fire it, but might have trouble pumping it back. It isn't a super heavy pull, but it's stronger than most pumps.
896419
It has a cheap arrow rest that needs super glued in place and you need a soft target to shoot it at. A tight target will cause the arrows with target heads to bounce off due to the low poundage of the bow. It could work for a year or 2 for her, but I would consider a better bow if she likes to shoot. This bow is easy to outgrow.