# Starter archery kit? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 18, 2020, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starter-archery-kit/846631 "2020-01-18T20:34:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2020, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starter-archery-kit/846631/41 "2020-02-04T01:29:39Z")
Don’t have details on the bow yet but he said around $500 is a good bow. Of course you can go cheaper if you want. $500 is the max for me , I could spend $400 too. I don’t view $500 as a lot for something that will last me for years. Golfers spend thousands on clubs and $50 and up just for 1 round. In any hobby you can really spend a lot if you want. I remember a coworker telling me she was buying a new wheel for her bike and it was only $800 for just one wheel. And she thought that was a great deal. I did not ask her what the tire and inner tube cost. Probably another $200 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2020, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starter-archery-kit/846631/42 "2020-02-09T12:00:47Z")
was shooting low so I aimed higher and doing much better. ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2020, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starter-archery-kit/846631/43 "2020-02-10T11:40:46Z")
4 bullseyes today ---
**Author:** ![swampspruce](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampspruce/32/261_2.png) [@swampspruce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampspruce)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2020, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starter-archery-kit/846631/44 "2020-02-10T21:36:35Z")
From how far away and how many arrows downrange? 😃 Pretty soon we’ll have to change your name to Legolas… ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2020, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starter-archery-kit/846631/45 "2020-02-11T01:01:53Z")
just 20 metres for now. Olympic is 70 but it used to be 90 and it’s outdoors. They changed it to 70 to make it better for TV. I had 4 bullseyes out of around 60 arrows shot. It was indoor so there is no wind . This place 20 meters is the max. There are some outdoor places that I will find out about. I doubt I ever do anything close to 70 metres ---
**Author:** ![swampspruce](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampspruce/32/261_2.png) [@swampspruce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampspruce)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2020, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starter-archery-kit/846631/46 "2020-02-11T15:19:40Z")
That’s pretty good! I was getting those kind of stats at 10m initially so you’re ahead of me as a tyro. You never know; distance shooting gets pretty addictive! ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2020, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starter-archery-kit/846631/47 "2020-03-09T21:55:22Z")
got a stronger bow and that is helping me be more accurate. This is probably the type I will buy in a month or so. There is a local place I might go that I need my own bow for. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starter-archery-kit/846631.md?page=2)