Barnett Outdoors Lil Banshee Jr. Compound Youth Archery Set

I bought both the  Lil Sioux  and the  Lil Banshee  bows for my kids (ages 9 and 11). Here is a summary of things you need to know.1) The Lil Banshee (being a compound bow) is much easier for a child to draw. My 9 year old daughter, and 11 year old son both prefer the Lil Banshee. They simply find it more fun to use. So as it stands now, my 9 year old gets the Lil Banshee and my 11 year old is stuck with the Lil Sioux. If you are only going to buy one, make it the Lil Banshee, as your kids will be less likely to give up.2) Both of these bows are too small for an adult to use. I tried. Seriously, you don't want to mess around with these small bows. If you want to join your kids cheaply, purchase the  Bear Archery Titan Bow . The Titan is large enough for an adult, and you can give it to your kids when you want to move on to something better. The Titan, however, is a quality bow!3) The arrows that come with both the Lil Sioux and Lil Banshee stink. They will work if you are careful about what you shoot and and how you remove the arrows from your target, but buy additional arrows! The best, cheapest arrows I could find are the Easton Genesis II aluminum arrows. Any non-kid arrows are going to cost about $5 each, so suck it up and buy 6 or 12 of them.4) You will need 29 inch arrows or longer.5) You don't need a fancy target. Take a large Amazon box and fill it with crinkled newspaper. Have your kids draw a zombie on it, or whatever they like. You have now created an excellent target.6) These bows are so inexpensive (but well made!), you don't have to worry about replacement strings.7) You do NOT need finger gloves or tabs with these bows. They come with ingenious finger rollers attached to the string.8) You MAY need an arm guard. The first time your kid gets string burn on the inside of their forearm, it may make them afraid of the bow. An arm guard should eliminate this problem. Arm guards are difficult to purchase online because of the vast array of sizing. They all seem too big, so try to make sure you purchase a child-sized guard.The Lil Banshee is a solid, compound bow. It is built very well for a bow that costs so little. Both of my kids have no problem using it, and they prefer it over the Lil Sioux.If you have any additional questions, just let me know.

This is a great bow. We bought this for our 9-year old daughter as a present for passing Hunter's Ed. Here's some more in-depth thoughts:Pros:- This bow is very easy for my daughter to use. She's 9 and small to average size and has absolutely no problems holding, drawing, and shooting it. The 18-pound draw weight is perfect for her to be able to stick the arrows in her target, but not too heavy for her to shoot a bunch without getting too strained.- The cost for this bow is awesome. At ~$25 this is a great deal for a beginner.Cons:- I wish it had a whisker biscuit style arrow rest, but this would drive the cost up as well. I would probably be willing to pay another $5 to get this rest. This is no way a deal breaker, just something that I think would be good for a kid just beginning in archery.- Arrows that come with it are not great. Not total junk, but not the best.- This is almost impossible for an adult to shoot. I've tried to help her get her pin set for the distance she's shooting, but it's nearly impossible for me. Taught her to learn how to sight in though...Overall, this is an amazing beginner set, especially for the price. It has enough power to stick the arrows in the target, so it's fun for the kids. I absolutely would recommend this for someone looking to get their kids kicked off in the sport of archery.I hope I have helped your purchasing decision of this product. I am not affiliated with the manufacturer, seller or any other product related company nor am I under any obligation to write this review. I do this for my own fun and to help others in the Amazon Community! Feel free to comment and let me know if I have helped you, and please note below if this review was able to help. If you should have any questions, please post them below in the Comments. I try to answer all inquires in a timely fashion to the best of my ability.

This is a good bow for a child. But before you buy this, consider the 18lb draw weight. I bought this for first time for my 7 year old girl who is of a lean build and not much arm strength. She loves shooting a bow but the effort to pull the string was kind of discouraging for her. It was actually my mistake to have missed this so wanted to highlight this to future buyers too. Guess it will be great for 8 year olds and above.

Great quality and very steadyThe pictures added are from our seven-year-old daughter who has never touched a bow

My 10 year old is tall, and this was good bow for her to learn the basics on. At 10, I feel like this bow has a max of 6 months she'll be using it. It shoots 28 inch arrows 30 yards across the yard. I can see what people mean about this not truly being a left/right bow because the cables will get in the way for left handers. The draw weight was a bit high for another kid, 6 years old, who only got off about 20 arrows before she was tired. But the 10 y.o. could shoot fine. The bow sight is attached to the plastic packaging, but broke in one day when it got caught on something in the back seat of the car. Manufacturer was contacted about me buying a replacement sight and never replied.

Do not let any child use this unsupervised. Not for use near low fences, Windows, animals or where people may be walking about. It is not a toy but a real youth bow. After the safety aspects are sorted it's great!!! My son got it for his 9th birthday. I take him to a large space near us to practice. It's a very powerful bow. You should definitely buy more arrows as they soon get bored firing 2 then having to constantly retrieve them. I enjoy using this too. Id say this was his favourite gift.

The arrows are cheap and not very nice to shoot with, minus a star here. Had to buy proper arrows from elsewhere. The bow is quite well made and strong, a bit too strong even, for my 7 year old son and 9 year old daughter. They manage to draw back all the way, but with a bit of a struggle. I had to buy a different bow that has less poundage and they are now happy firing away. I will keep this one and they can use it when they get a bit stronger.

Love this. Perfect for our 10 year old lad. Any younger and a kid may struggle with the strength to pull to bow. It's pretty robust. Needs plenty of shooting room as its a strong shooter for a beginners bow. It's not a toy! Great piece of kit - even his dad continuously has a go.

I only ordered the product in the wee small hours and it arrived 48 hours later. Perfect for my 12year old for Christmas. Great starter bow for youths. Would recommend for stating archery.

These bows are FANTASTIC! I bought this one for Christmas for my 8 year old Son, along with all the necessary archery equipment. He can just about draw it back and hold it steady....My 10 year daughter can do it with ease, so might look to get her a slightly higher draw weight.