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[SPECIAL] DRAKE Dark Chocolate - Take Down - 62-70"- Recurve bow - 18-38 lbs
The DRAKE Dark Chocolate is a 3-parted recurve bow consisting of a 20" or 24" riser and black or white, fiberglass-reinforced maple limbs and is suitable for beginners in particular.
Already at first glance, the riser appeals with its grey-brown tones, which remind you of dark chocolate. But of course it is not just the look that makes the Dark Chocolate a good beginners´ bow but also the ergonomic shape and the fact that it is available with a 20 or 24 inch long riser. On top of that, a total length of 62-70 inches can be achieved with the right limbs. Thanks to the wooden riser, the Dark Chocolate is quite light (approx. 520g or approx. 765g). Additionally, it is equipped with mounting possibilities for sight, stabilisers and the plunger button (5/16 x 24), so it leaves nothing to be desired and the riser can easily be recommended for more demanding archers as well.
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[SPECIAL] DRAKE Dark Chocolate - Recurve bow - incl. accessory set With this extensive set, you can start archery right away, since everything you need is included in the box: - 3-parted recurve bow DRAKE Dark Chocolate incl. string - incl. sports arm guard in your desired colour - incl. fingertab in the fitting size - incl. side quiver in your desired colour - incl. arrow rest - incl. instructions for archery with recurve bows |
Available as a right- or left-handed model.
Specifications:
Bow length: 62-70"
Draw weight: 18-38 lbs (in 2 lbs steps)
Riser (62, 64"): 20"
Riser (66, 68, 70"): 24"
Weight: approx. 930-1100g
Delivery contents:
Bow with string
Our recommendation regarding the bow length:
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Body size |
less than 120 cm |
120-135 cm |
135 - 150 cm |
150-160 cm |
161 - 167 cm |
168 - 175 cm |
from 176 cm |
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Recommended bow length |
54" |
58" |
62" |
64" |
66" |
68" |
70" |
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Basic principle: |
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Our recommendation for the draw weight:
Draw weight for men:
14-20 lbs. for youths up to 12 years
20-28 lbs. for men that rarely do sports
28-32 lbs. for sporty men
32-40 lbs. for active sportsmen
Draw weight for women:
10-16 lbs. for youths up to 12 years
16-24 lbs. for women that rarely do sports
24-28 lbs. for sporty women
28-34 lbs. for active sportswomen
In general:
Girls should pick two lbs less than boys.
Sporty, strong children should pick 2-4 lbs more than weaker children.
Instructions for archery with recurve bows:
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Characteristics
Right-handed or left-handed?
Determination of the draw hand
The draw hand is the hand that pulls the string. This means that a right-handed bow is held in the left hand and drawn with the right hand.
Determining your personal draw hand has far less to do with whether you are left-handed or right-handed than you might initially assume. It is much more about determining the dominant eye. The dominant eye is used for aiming. This then automatically results in the draw hand.
The term dominant eye refers to the eye whose visual information is superimposed on everything. If a shooter tried to aim with the other eye, he would have to close the dominant eye.
There are two ways of determining the dominant eye: On the one hand, it is the eye that is generally favoured, for example when looking through the viewfinder of a camera, through the peephole or similar situations. On the other hand, there is a small exercise that can be used to determine the dominant eye beyond doubt:
- The arms are stretched out and a triangle is formed with the thumbs and index fingers of both hands.
- A small target is aimed at through the triangle, for example a socket or a cupboard knob. Focus on this object.
- The hands are now slowly brought towards the face without taking the target object out of focus.
- The triangle of thumb and index fingers will involuntarily tend towards one side of the face and this is where the dominant eye is located.
If the dominance of the eye and hand do not match, the bow should still be selected according to eye dominance. The arms can be easily retrained for the new draw hand, but not the eye.
More information on choosing the right type of bow, the right draw weight and the right arrows can be found here: A brief introduction to archery