Recurve Bow and Bow without Pulleys - Tradition and simplicity at Hattila

Are you a beginner in archery? Hattila your online archery offers you a selection of the best bows for beginners to allow you to learn and improve your archery skills! You will find bows for recreational archery for both juniors and seniors, whether for teaching, training or just starting.

Archery is a recreational sport accessible to a wide public, even children! To get the most out of your archery, you will need a bow adapted to your body type and strength. You have to take into consideration several factors such as your dominant eye, your size, your gender, and your body type.

For better results and to provide an ideal shooting comfort for beginners, Hattila offers a wide range of high-quality beginner's bows. They are available in several models and adapted to different types of shooting.

The recreational bow is a low-poundage bow, between 15 and 30 lbs, and is available in several sizes.

For children, the beginner bow is rather between 15 and 20 lbs. You will find bows designed with all the safety necessary to start this activity as a leisure activity. It's nonetheless important to have an instructor or an adult to supervise your child's archery.

In general, the composition of a beginner's bow is quite simple. It consists of a riser, two limbs, and a string. You will also be able to add a wide range of bow accessories such as sight, an arrow rest, a quiver, all available on our online site.

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A brief history of archery

Archery is a technique that involves using a bow to shoot arrows. It was developed at the end of the Paleolithic era. Originally, this practice was mainly used for combat or hunting.

Today, this activity is classified as a sport, as it is primarily practiced in the context of competitions, particularly in the Olympic Games, or as a hobby. Thus, archery is practiced for shooting at 3D targets or 2D targets, recreational shooting, sport shooting, nature shooting, or even for hunting.

How to choose a beginner's bow: recurve bow vs compound bow

There are two main types of bows: recurve bows and compound bows. Although it is generally recommended for beginners in archery to start with a recurve bow, it's not out of the question to take your first steps as an archer with a compound bow.

Recurve bows

Most people begin their archery journey with a recurve or classic bow. This doesn't mean they're not suitable for experienced archers; in fact, modern versions of the recurve bow are used in Olympic events.

These bows are named for their distinctive shape: the central parts of the limbs curve towards the archer, and the tips of the limbs curve outward. This configuration is designed to strengthen the archer, providing more power with less force needed to use the bow. For this reason, recurve bows are frequently used to teach archery. Beginners typically start with a bare recurve bow, consisting of two bow limbs, a riser to help balance the bow, a string, and an arrow rest.

Thanks to their modular construction, most modern recurve bows can be easily disassembled for transport. Additional elements such as sights, pressure buttons, clickers, and stabilizers can also be added to the bow to allow a more experienced archer to use it.

Hattila, your online archery store, offers 15-pound recurve bows for young beginner shooters and 20-pound recurve bows perfect for adult beginners.

Compound bows

Compound bows were invented in the 1960s and are the most modern of shooting bows. They use an innovative system of cables, pulleys, and eccentric cams to help the archer hold a significant draw weight. Although archery still requires a lot of strength, the pulley system engages at full power and helps the archer maintain the load for a longer period without excessive muscle fatigue, allowing them to focus on aiming.

Unlike recurve bows and traditional bows, compound bows are almost exclusively built from artificial materials. This means they are less affected by changes in temperature and humidity than bows made from natural materials, which tend to warp over time. Although compound bows offer better accuracy, distance, and arrow speed, they are generally not used by beginners due to their inherent complexity. However, they are ideal for bowhunting.

Nevertheless, Hattila, your online archery store, offers compound bows suitable for beginners. You will find a compound bow for beginners of 10 pounds or a children's bow of 12 pounds. The 20-pound compound bows are intended for juniors from 12 years old with a slightly more elaborate mechanism than children's bows, but still easy to handle. Finally, for young beginner archers, Hattila has 25-pound compound bows.

Ammunition

Of course, Hattila has suitable arrows for recreational bows, so you can get quality projectiles and several other accessories at very affordable prices.