My grandson is wanting a compound bow for target shooting. I know nothing about compounds, as all I ever shot was a recurve. I figure with y'all's vast knowledge in such things, you could give grandpa some advice.

Mathews Genesis. It will grow with him.

Not sure if you have a Scheels Sporting Goods around you or not. If you do, take the lad in there and they will fix you guys up. They keep up on all the new stuff and are great with kids in my experience. Staff is usually well trained.

Mr. Paul, look at Mission Bows. They’re part of Mathews and make great starter bow that young people can grow into. Relatively cheap and can even buy combos all set up. Started my boys off with them. They are basically big boy bows in children form. Wish I’d kept our but we donated them to the local archery shop to donate to children wanting to get into archery.

Bowtech makes great bows that will grow with a kid and isn't way over priced.

a good bow shop , because the right guy to set it all up is very important

there are a lot more bows with adjustable draw length that they can go teen to adult with well.

I have been out of the archery scene for a while , I took my son to the shop and got him fitted. for a thousands year old sport archery has changed more in the last 30 years than the previous 500.

sorry about the sticker shock

guns look cheap when you go bow shopping.

If you have a Sportsman's Warehouse near you, we bought my son a Diamond Edge bow when he was 12. Very adjustable and will grow with him.

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What Bernie said, you won't be disappointed .

I’ll recommend Diamond Edge

I used a Browning Micro Midas when I was that age, maybe they still make those? I loved it, shot great and no issues

A great starter bow to learn the basics and he can shoot that until he's ready to get something serious and start hunting.

Why not a recurve!

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Bear Cruzer G2. Complete set-up for $350 on Amazon.
I bought one for my aging Father so he could adjust the weight down as his shoulder gets worse.
From short draw lengths to long, heavy draw weights to light. This covers all of them.

Another vote for a GOOD bow shop. Service matters WHEN it needs string, cables, the correct arrows, tips, etc.
Like other gear, they are not good out of the box forever.
Buy a few tickets to their indoor range and break out the recurve and youns head over after Christmas, big fun.

Fortunate to have one here that is active PTA and displays this in the shop.

Next year, after he knows all, he can set up his own, or stay with a pro.

Great starter bow with nice adjustability- They don't break the bank... that happens later when it becomes an obsession

Another vote for Diamond Edge

So I looked up the Matthews Genesis and it says the draw weight is only 20lbs? Seems like a good bow for an 8 year old but 13???

I got my first compound bow at 13 and it was 35lb-50lb. I shot it at 35lbs for a few weeks but by the time summer was over and season was here I was up to shooting it at 50lbs. 20lbs seems way too weak to me??

The Diamond Edge, while more expensive looks like a much better option being adjustable from 7-70lbs and 15-30" draw length... really something he can grow into.

Bowtech Diamond infinite edge got my daughter one when she was 10. Goes from I think 10lb draw to 70lb I believe with all the draw lengths adjustable.