A mounted one makes the whole compound heavier which is not good for practicing anyway. I am not sure if you could get one that needs to be mounted on to this model as I did not see pre-drilled holes for one. ![]() If your kid is outside a lot with the it you might think about getting a quiver for carrying the arrows around. Don’t leave it longer in a hot car or at places with moisture. If you are driving a lot or take it with you while camping or on vacation, a case would make sense in the long run. You could use the box the Barnett came with at least for storage. There is no case for storage or transport. ![]() Now let’s talk about accessories that are not included in the set: Don’t use walls or hard objects as backstops or you risk damaging your arrows (cracks, splinters). You can attach paper targets to them and they will stop arrows that miss them securely. Speaking of targets: I would get a few hay bales or hay squares if you have the space left in your backyard. If you order the set you should get a paper target along with the Barnett Banshee as well. So in case you buy other arrows and those would not hold you could wrap some tape around the string to thicken it up. Getting a nock would be good for practicing, as the arrows always can be nocked at the same point, which is good for consistency and therefore accuracy. Nocks are pretty cheap, attaching them is easy if you know where and how. If that’s the case you could go to a professional shop to get one. The string that comes with the Barnett Banshee Quad is not nocked – well, to be honest, I also found a review that said it was nocked. As the arrow rest is rather small, arrows tend to fall off it. As it is molded you cannot attach a better one without being a bit creative. The arrow rest is on both sides of the Barnett Banshee so that it can be shot by right- and left handed shooters. You will need to fiddle around a bit, to attach a better one (think glue and tape). A drawback is, that you cannot switch the sight against another easily. You can use this model without a sight as well (then it feels a bit like instinctive shooting). ![]() Really tight groups won’t be possible, but you can get the arrows into a foot wide circle after some practice, which is not bad at all. The sight is fairly accurate up to 20 yards, but don’t expect too much of it. It is difficult to see in there, so don’t throw the box away without pulling it out. The finger rollers are okay for starting out, but they cannot be used by a lefty.Īlong with the Barnett Banshee Quad you will get an adjustable simple pin sight made of plastic, which is embedded in the cardboard of the box. Even if this compound is meant for kids there is some power behind its 25 lbs draw weight. The arrows come with blunt tips, by the way, and I would suggest you keep those for a while. Feathers are more flexible and will bend around the rest, therefore you will have better and consistent accuracy. An idea would be to get arrows with feathers, as the plastic vanes will touch the arrow rest more often than not which costs accuracy. If they break while shooting, splinters could end up in your kids hand.Īs these few arrows will be lost anyway (that happens a lot while shooting bows, especially at the beginning) you should get a few more arrows right from the beginning. Because of this you should always check the arrows for cracks after hitting hard surfaces. ![]() If you buy the set you get 3 additional fiberglass arrows with a length of 28″. So if your kid has long arms and pulls the string back farther than 26″ better get longer arrows, as he or she could hurt themselves. This equals the maximum draw length of the bow. Just don’t buy it as a gift for Christmas if you don’t have enough time to bring it to a shop for switching the string, or you will see sad faces!Īlong with the Barnett Banshee come 2 fiberglass target arrows with a length of 26″. This will cost around 5-10 bucks, so it’s not a real downer. To change it, so that southpaws can use it, you have to bring it to a bow shop because this can only be done with a bow-press to get the pressure out of the compound. It comes set-up for right-handed shooters out of the box. The Barnett Banshee comes as ambidextrous which means he can be shot right- and left-handed. If you want to learn more about the topic please read my beginner’s guide here => Beginner’s Guide To Compound Bows. This is contrary to a recurve, where this is done by your muscles only. That means that when you pull behind the let-off it gets a lot easier to draw it entirely back and hold it there, as the cam system helps you with that. As I have found a few parents asking what a compound bow actually is, here we go: A compound has cams or wheels on either limb to reduce the draw weight by as much as 65% in this case.
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