TOPARCHERY Archery 57" Takedown Youth Recurve Bow Hunting Black Long Bow for Beginner Teenagers Right Left Hand Black - Draw Weight 20lbs 30lbs 40lbs

Update: This is now a review for the 20, 30, and 40 lb bows.I had some initial concerns when I first received the 20 lb because I saw a few cracks in the riser as well as in the limbs. So far it seems to be holding up well, and I have taken it out twice. A customer representative also reached out to me before I wrote this review to check up on my satisfaction with the product. I told them about my initial concerns but that I was going to test it out. They were willing to work with me if I experienced additional issues.When I first began, I liked that this bow was easy to string without a stringer. I did not use a stringer even for the 30 lb and 40 lb bows. Easy to assemble. It's ambidextrous. This is a plus for me because I discovered I'm cross dominant. (I'm right handed, but my left eye does the aiming.) I learned when I was younger how to shoot right hand, but I wanted to try left handed to see if I could improve/figure out which side I want to shoot from before moving up to a more substantial bow.There isn't a lot of force behind the 20 lb. I ordered arrows from the company as well, and they only sometimes stick to the target, and that's not due to bad aiming! At a full draw I shot the 20 lb at the 10 yard target at my local range, and there are times the arrow hits the target but bounces right off of it! When I moved up in draw weight, the arrows stuck better into the targets. However, I eventually bought different arrows and they all stuck no matter the draw weight I was using: 20, 30, or 40 lb. It was a great bow for learning form and technique.All the risers are identical for 20, 30, and 40 lb bows, and the difference is in the limbs which are thicker as you go up in weight, and you can feel the difference in draw between each bow. I can't tell you if the draw weight is accurate, but I can tell you that it built up my muscles until I was ready for a 50 lb draw bow that I eventually bought at a local archery shop and I KNOW that one is a 50 lb draw weight. I handled that 50 lb bow easily after building strength on these, much to the surprise of the owners who said most girls come in there trying to be like Katniss and can't even handle a 20 lb.Accuracy is good up until about 15 yards. Beyond that it's difficult to maintain consistently tight groupings. The pictures I am now including are from March 2024. Shots were around 15-18 yards with the 40 lb bow. My shots were both on the regular foam target and the turkey pictured. I could hit an animal 3D target at 20, but it was guess work. I am able to get 20 yard shots with tight groups easily with my 50 lb bow bought elsewhere. (Unfortunately that one isn't an ambidextrous, so at some point I'm going to need to get a 50 lb right hand draw bow, too.) I will keep these in case I take a break from archery and then I get back into it and need to recondition my arms to handle the 50 lb draw weights.Overall, these are great trainers and I’d recommend these especially if you’re not sure you want to invest in a really expensive one right off the bat and if they're on sale! I'd also recommend them if you just want cheaper bows to get your muscles into shape and don't want to invest in other limbs for your more expensive bow.

This is a great little starter bow for some young person just getting into archery, very durable and easy to string I have been using this bow for over a year now several times a week and its a steady performer. My only criticism is the handle has a bit of a boxy shape that gets uncomfortable after a few hours use.

For the price, you can’t beat it

Works great with both hands.

The plastic is cheap, save your money for a quality bow. Don't buy this!

It worked for a while. Then the middle part is slightly bent now. Because it's a dual sided it is weaker in the middle.

40 lb bow.This bow was very inexpensive. Wanted a takedown recurve bow I can put in my go bag or backpack. No directions with it, but was easy to assemble. Was only 56 inch with a 50 inch string. Not an issue for me because I wanted a compact survival type bow. The bow felt good. Found the riser was warped lining the string up to 1/2 inch to the right side of the left handed Guide. Fixed that by using cardboard shims to angle the tips of the bow to the left to where the string was supposed to be. I shot it at night with the dim light from my porch light. Hit 10 out of 12 arrows in the target. Felt good. Loved it had ordered another for my wife. Toparchery quickly replaced the bent riser with a new one. Very happy with the bow with the new riser and my wife's bow. I added beaver hide bow string silescers. Makes it look bad ass. Lol. Breaks down and fits in my gobag or back pack. For $47, it is a good bow and Toparchery backed their product. I am so happy with it.

I teach kids explorer archery and needed a left hand bow immediately, so I really had no choice to get this one...it is ambidextrous so anyone can shoot...the only downfall is that the arrow shelf is far left or far right...usually it is cut out near the middle so the arrow is straight from the string...the arrow does point further than I'm comfortable with, but it does it's job until the student gets better gear for themselves..it works well for the average height adult as well as older kids...I'd get it just to let people try, but not if you plan on becoming more serious about the sport