Buying a bow and arrows is both simple and tricky: it depends entirely on what you want to do with it. Here are the options at a glance.
For fun or for kids
Just want to shoot for fun, for example in the garden with a safe backstop? Choose a leisure bow set. For children we have light fun and youth bow sets.
Starting as a beginner
Taking lessons or joining a club? A complete recurve set is a good start. A beginner recurve bow set contains everything you need. Want more? There is also the intermediate recurve bow set. Choose a low draw weight: you will learn good technique and keep it up for longer.
Recurve: the Olympic bow
For target archery you build a recurve from a riser and limbs. Almost all brands use the ILF fitting, so you can combine a riser and limbs from different brands. We stock risers from Kinetic, WIAWIS, KAP, Samick and Core, among others, and limbs from Hoyt, WIAWIS, Kinetic, Sanlida, WNS and Core, among others. You then complete the bow with a sight, stabilisers, button, arrow rest and string.
Compound: power and precision
A compound bow is shorter than a recurve and works with two cams, two cables and a string. Thanks to the cams, the draw weight feels much lighter at full draw. Compound bows come in various draw weights, such as 30–40, 40–50 or 50–60 lbs. Target archery has a maximum of 60 lbs. We stock compound bows from Hoyt, Mathews, PSE, Bowtech, Sanlida, Topoint, among others.
Please note: compound bows, recurve risers and limbs from € 500 are ordered in our shop, so we can set up the bow properly together with you.
Traditional archery
Prefer shooting without sight and stabilisers? In traditional you will find longbows, hunting bows and wooden arrows for pure, instinctive shooting.
When in doubt, advice from a specialist helps most. Visit our 300 m² shop at Kerkstraat 3 in Roggel (Netherlands), call +31 475 493269 or email support@dasroggel.nl. Read also: Can I just buy a crossbow?
