Topbows 60" Takedown Longbow Archery Wooden Archery Bow Included Fur Rest Pad Stringer Tool Tab String Nocks Right and Left Hand for Hunting or Target

What some people might not know is that all of these take down bows are manufactured by 4 companies. Three companies in China, and one company in Korea. Then the companies like Samick, Southwest Archery, and JEKOSEN buy the limbs and risers / limb pockets / bolts, ect. from these firms. they assemble a bow package / set. Most bows come with a minimum bow with string. Now almost all of the secondary companies have a deal with the manufacturer to make the risers in special patterns and colors which helps to differentiate the bow that they are selling from the same bow that their competition is selling. This makes sense as if you were selling cars and you deal in Ford's you wouldn't want the Chevy dealer to have a Chevy that looks exactly like your Ford.Now I recently just jumped into archery about 6 weeks ago. At the beginning of the quarantine here. I had shot some archery as a kid, and a little in High School. The last time I shot archery was in 1981. I am 56 years old now and have that middle age spread that most people my age have. Since I have been shooting bow for the last 6 weeks I have been feeling better and have a nice fun little hobby that I can do besides sitting on my butt in front of the computer.I went out and bought a 45 pound Fleetwood Edge. It is a nice bow. Then later I bought a 55 pound Edge. Also a nice bow, but I had spent almost 300 dollars for the 2 bows. So after looking on Amazon and E bay, I have pretty much researched all of the 56 inch to 70 inch takedown bows that are for sale retail.I have even purchased several different bow (mostly in the 62" range) with different poundage limbs. I am currently testing them, comparing them. and making custom bows.OK, sorry I am long winded. I have given you the Paul Harvey story set up and as Paul would say, here is the rest of the story.I have ordered two of this particular bow. I ordered a left hand, and a right hand. What I have learned about this product is that it is every bit as good as the Fleetwood Edge, the Samick Sage, the Oileen, the KTA Knight, the Southwest Archery Eagle Eye, ect.If you are already into Archery and have at least a basic understanding of the arrows you should be using, and how to string a bow along with putting a knock on a string and simple things like that, then I would have to say look no further. This is your bow.This is the only bow, with the Stringer that is leather cupped and decent armguard, 2 extra knocks, and a sight for 99.99. It comes to about 105. with tax, but that was here. Anyway a hundred dollar bow that is just as good as the 149 dollar model.Now I am not comparing this to the ILF bows. ILF bows have limbs that have a slot at the bottom, and also some bows have really custom limbs that bolt on with no limb cups and use guide pins in the risers along with the securing bolts. The ILF and more custom takedown bows usually run more in the 200 dollar and higher ranges, and although I am not directly comparing them to each other, I would shoot this bow against them any day of the week.I hope this review helps. I plan to ad You Tube video and pics soon.

The media could not be loaded.  I’ve actually purchased two of these. I got too excited to jump into archery and bought the 50# model. I quickly learned online that it’s better to learn with a lower draw weight so you can focus on form. Before I even received my first bow I ordered a second one at 35#. This was based on watching many YouTube videos of people reviewing this bow. I could have bought new limbs for $80 but I figured why not have an extra riser? Turns out I have gotten a friend into archery and now we are learning together.Great value. Seriously. I’m a little less than 3 months in so none of my review is to be taken as a master’s critique, but these bows have served me well. I use the 35# for training on form and by now I basically use the 50# one all the time.If you want to start with a barebow and get a strong foundation on your form this will help you do it. It is unforgiving if you shoot sloppy, but if you take the time to learn it will serve you well.I was at our local range that includes a field course and met a gentleman with some dvds for sale on 3riversarchery website. I didn’t ask his name because he was coming on a little strong with lots of new information. But I offered to let him test out my 50# bow with Gold Tip 400s 100 grain tips and he hit center 3 shots in a row at 20 yards. He was impressed and couldn’t believe what I paid for it. I still can’t group up that tight but it was nice to see an experienced archer grab this bow and demonstrate it is indeed capable.All in all this is the perfect bow if you want to learn traditional archery but you’re uncertain of your commitment or interest.I’m sure I’ll upgrade in the next year or two, but for now it’s a cheap investment in a beautiful bow that has been a lot of fun to learn with.A couple minor cons:1: The instructions I received told me to put the string on upside down. I shoot 3-under so it wasn’t a big deal but be aware.2: both the bows I received took a little fidgeting to get the bolts to attach the limbs to the riser. I suggest blowing out the holes on the riser with compressed air before you attach the limbs and probably put a drop of lubricant on the bolts before you mount them. I actually had to cut almost 1/4” off the bottom of the bolts for one of my bows because it didn’t feel safe to apply more torque and I still needed to sink it another 1/8” to get the limb tight. That was my 50# and haven’t had any problems or see any signs thereof.

I need more practice, hands down, however the couple of hundred arrows I have loosed from this bow so far tells me one thing... It is actually pretty nice. The included string silencers help a lot as the heavier draw weight limbs are a bit louder than I would have liked, the limbs flex fine and have a good amount of spring to them. The grip is actually quite comfortable, no rollover, and the arrow shelf is perfectly useable with or without the supplied shelf "fur".I purchased a lighter set of limbs later so other members of my family could give it a try, and so I could spend longer practicing without killing my fingers from the roll of the string, and while they do work, there are some manufacturing defects on one limb that makes it not quite line up with the limb pad. Not in any mechanically destructive way, just a minor visual defect, so do take that into mind when buying this bow from any of the many Chinese retailors. Yes, most are the exact same bow from the exact same factory just being sold through different importers.I do not recommend using veined arrows as the veins can be ripped off on contact with the shelf or bow body, and if the arrow set at the wrong height on the string the veins can graze the back of your hand and cut you. Buy feather fletched arrows, even the cheap synthetic ones will do if they are rated for the poundage of your choice.Side note, you will also need to know how to properly wax and tension your string. If you do not keep your string properly waxed it can fray and cause personal injury. Also if you are buying a bow this cheap then you are likely new to the hobby, so always remember to unstring your bow after you are finished with it before storing to prevent limb damage.