Martin Tiger Bows Worth the price or not?

[Hunting Addict]

Has anyone purchased teh Martin Tiger bow for their young kids? If so is it worth the price? My kids are only 8 and 6 so I don't want to get them a $300 bow but I don't want to get them a cheap $15 bow that will break in a month either. Here's a link incase your not sure what I am talking about. www.martinarchery.com/youthbows.php

[buckslayer]

i didnt see a price but is that little bow 300$? doesnt look worth it to me. if i were you i'd shop around i'm sure u could find them something that will last for a better price. my first bow was a browning that cost like 100$ and it came with arrows, quiver etc. it was adjustable to like 20- 40 pounds. i gave it to my little cousin and he started hunting with it

[Hunting Addict]

No it's only $75 for the whole kit I was referring to the youth bows that the big name guys sell that are real bows you can actually hunt with. I was really wondering if it's worth the $75.

[nybuckstalker]

Maybe it’s not an issue but I don’t like the shoot through riser with a sight. Old habits die hard and if the first bow a kid shoots is that thing, I wonder what flaws will be haunting them when they are ready for a real bow. I compare it to gun shooting. Kids should learn the fundamentals of sight alignment (rear and front sight), trigger squeeze, and shooting platforms. I learned to shoot on a re-curve with no sights. To this day I can shoot well without sights compared to friends that never learned this technique. Same as people that learned to shoot with a scope rather than front and rear sights. Though that bow looks a little safer, I think it is too unique and possibly distracting for a young shooter. I would stick with an initially sightless compound or re-curve.

[no1sikahunter]

My stepson was 8 when he got his first bow. It was a good quality bow that was purchased used. When he got older we changed the wheels to increase the draw length and pounds. He shot this Hoyt until he was old enough to buy an Oregon, then traded in his Hoyt toward that. If you start them off with quality equipment they will have an easier time learning.