20 Best Left Handed Youth Compound Bow (2022 Updated)

I had a friend purchase this bow in exchange for a new Bear Approach bow which I had purchased to hunt. Unfortunately, I was unable to use the Bear bow because the draw weight was too heavy for me to pull.

A friend agreed to purchase this Gen X bow because he had bought one for his daughter, she loved it. When he gave me this Gen X bow, I could see it was much longer than my Bear. Allegedly this bow is good for hunting, but the length is going to make it difficult while up in a tree, and I do not like the way it fits my hand.

I’m very upset because customer service will not take the bow back, so I’ll have to eat the cost. I’ll never buy a product site unseen, or word of mouth from a friend, lesson learned! I feel this bow is more of a competition shooting bow, not hunting.

Great starting bow. It is very durable and has been with me my entire archery journey thus far. My only complaint is that the string is starting to whether a little but I have been using it for a long time.

No string is indestructible. I never had a moment where I shot and the problem was my bow. This is super crucial as archers already have enough to worry about.

Order bow as a gift on line. It’s too heavy for my wife (arthritis) but it is also not returnable. Nothing noted on the product page about no return policy. I was told this info is in the return policy information page.

If you shop with Academy online you are expected to know the details of their return policy page before you shop. No information is noted with the product. Very disappointing.

Having used the Genesis Original made this bow a little hard to figure out. The pro does not have the wide range of draw lengths and adjustable weights that the original does. Adjusting the draw weight is similar but it also has a draw length adjustment while the original can be used by a wide range of people.

You have to adjust the draw length on the pro. How to do this was difficult to understand from the directions and there is no help on the internet. Finally, I observed ow the adjustment screw interacted with the limbs and figured out as you move the screw the inmact point and therefore the draw length changes.

There are no indicators on the cam as to what hole corresponds to what draw length as there is on my Sanlida Dragon 8x. Finally the let off is not as much as on the original. There is no easy to determine breakover point.

All this said, I am recovering from Chemo so I have little mustle mass and strength in my arms and shoulders. The bow is a gift for my son who is much strong. Last item, no arrow rest and the one for the original one will not fit.

As a result, you will need to buy a rest, sight and have a professional install a peep sight. All in all, the Dragon X8 is slightly more expensive, but comes with all needed accessories including arrows.

It is also easier to adjust.

Bought this bow for my son. The build quality is fantastic and he’s able to shoot it at his age (8) and can grow into it with the adjustable poundage. i bought this bow because his school system has an archery program and they use this bow.

The Genesis is particularly innovative because it’s not like a recurve that draws heavier with longer draw lengths, and not like a compound because the Genesis has no let-off. It stays the same draw weight from low to high draw lengths.

Making it very versatile for use my lots of different youth archers. It’s also far better than the cheaper novelty bows that look cool but can be frustrating to shoot with.

Got our kids bows for Xmas – a Genesis for the most interested and Bears for the mildly interested. There is hardly a comparison. If you can afford it, skip the cheapie stuff and just get one of these.

Its a real pleasure to use, the only caveats being: – its either RH or LH, so establish eye-dominance before buying; – its heavy for petite kids (3 lbs. ) – there is a Mini version (2lbs. ) which may be more appropriate.

– pull weight ranges 10-20 lbs. (The Mini 6-12 lbs. ) Other than that, get a full kit, a big ole target and get out there shooting! The kit includes an Allan key, a nice quiver and five arrows from Easton.

I am a 4-H archery instructor. I our program we use the Genesis bows. The Standard size Genesis which weighs 3. 5 lbs with a draw weight of 20 lbs which is easily adjustable down to 10 lbs using only an allen wrench works very well for almost all youth as well as adults.

We have found that some very young beginning shooters have difficulty holding the bow up at arms length due to the weight or are unable to fully draw it back. For these shooters, the Mini Genesis with a weight of 2 lbs and a draw weight of 12 lbs adjustable down to 6 lbs helps them.

Both the standard and the mini genesis bows are high quality products. I consider the the Mini Genesis to be something of a specialty product intended for the beginner who is not quite ready for the Standard size.

The Standard has a slightly longer draw length and will serve the owner well for a lifetime. Both are compact, high quality, rugged products.

Purchased for my 6 year old daughter. Shoots well enough with the poundage turned down with the supplied arrows. However it’s frustrating on 3D targets because the arrows don’t stick. The solution is to cut down some super light carbon arrows.

Seems to shoot much faster now and the arrows stick much better. I’ve also added a whisker bisket rest to help keep the arrow in place. Makes shooting more fun I think. The trick is you need to add spacers to get the rest close enough to the riser.

Great bow. Light enough for a kid to hold and very easy to use.

These bows are of such quality they will last a lifetime with minimal care. Youth and adults alike can enjoy target archery with these as there is no set draw length and they are adjustable to accommodate different strength levels.

They are an excellent tool for teaching archery to beginners who can easily get a full draw and focus technique without straining themselves. **As with any bow, make sure you establish eye dominance before you buy one.

Just because your child is right handed dose not mean they are right eye dominant. An added bonus with these bows is that they tend to hold their value pretty good.

What a great bow!!! My daughter is loving it and Im even able to use it. It gives us a chance to spend time together. I wouldnt consider it a beginner/ childs bow. The draw weight is adjustable but this is more of a secondary level bow.

(Intermediate/teenager).

I am a PE teacher in AR. This is the bow we are instructor certified on and the bow the students use. Same one. Everyone from 3rd grade to 30 years old and beyond can have success with this bow. If you want to hunt, you will upgrade to a hunting bow, but this bow will forever be a blast to shoot.

Don’t bother with the smaller youth bows. This is a REAL bow. It will insure the best chance of success for a beginner and that’s what you want. It can be adjusted from 10 to 20 lbs draw weight with ease.

A beginning archer can learn on it and then shoot it for the rest of their lives. All aluminum construction. The original Genesis bow is the real deal.

Purchased this bow recently. Nice bow, good fit and finish. However bow did not come with the rest in the description and photo. It came with a different rest. I would have preferred the rest in the photo.

It also did not come with the peep sight in the photo/description. it came with a tie in sight not installed. It would have been nice if they included serving material to tie the peep in with.

I am 78 years old. I have been bow hunting 32 years. I used to shoot 70 lbs. Over the years that has dropped. I have owned many bows. This bow is well made. The accessories are not top of the line but don’t need to be.

Maxed out to 55 lbs it is quite fast. I hope to shoot my last deer with this bow. Good for anyone 8–80 years old.

Don’t plan on shooting this out of the box. It’s a good looking bow and highly adjustable to be sure, but the accessories in the package are extremely lacking. Quality of the 3 pin sight and rest are poor.

Advertised as having a hostage rest and came with a whisker biscuit. The nock is simply a nocking point. On top of that, the bow broke after we had it set up at a bow show. Had to take it and get repaired.

Expect to spend another c-note to get this to a place where you feel good about shooting it. So maybe look at bows in that range to start.

This is the original Genesis bow. It is perfect for teaching kids how to shoot. It is a good all around bow that kids and adults can use to shoot. This came as a kit with arrows and a quiver, just the things you need to get started.

Got this for my 7-year-old as an introductory bow. As a very first bow, it serves. The unit is built well enough. The poundage is adjustable, but don’t expect the arrows to all penetrate the target every time even when you crank it down.

The arrow rest is like an afterthought. If you’re looking for a cost-effective way to see if your youngster is going to dig archery, this bow will do that job. But if they do, you’ll be looking for another bow in fairly short order.

Bought this as a Christmas gift for my 8 year old. It was delivered 4 hours ago and I’ve already made my mind up that her toy bow that shoots suction cup arrows is better. It’s cheap plastic, Horrible quality.

Shipping it back to cabelas right now. Can’t believe PSE put their name on this bow.

My first ever bow and arrow kit. Always had an interest since highschool class lol. But I’m having a blast trying it out. All I can say is that it’s super easy to use and I started having fun right off the bat with it.

Hope you will enjoy it as well. Definitely would recommend this to anyone.

I purchased this bow only two months ago and have had 2 issues occur that should not have happened this early in the life of this product. After the first month the string began to fray aggressively to the point where I had to replace it for safety’s sake.

No more than 50 arrows in to the new string the cam draw length modules gave out (in the middle of hunting season for me nonetheless). All tune ups and installations to the bow were conducted by a highly reputable archery shop with decades worth of experience.

I understand that this bow is geared more towards the entry level or budget friendly consumer, however I don’t thinks it is unreasonable to expect the parts of this bow to hold up for at least more than a season.

The only satisfactory part of the experience thus far was the customer service readily replacing my broken parts. And to be fair the bow shot like a laser for a limited time when it was tuned up and working properly.

If I had a time machine I would have just saved my money and bought a bow with higher quality materials. The money I’ve spent replacing, installing, and tuning this thing would have already bought me a better bow from the start.

Ultimately, you get what you pay for.

To start, I’m an experienced bow hunter for over 45 years. I’ve bow hunted whitetail and elk for years. I started with a longbow, then recurve before moving on to compounds. Three years ago I had two complete shoulder replacements and a left rotator cuff surgery.

Not much left of the left rotator, so I was seeking a light bow with adjustable draw length and adjustable draw weights, the 70 lb. Hoyt no longer an option. I wasn’t ready to give up and go to the crossbow, and I wasn’t ready to stop bow hunting.

The last two years I used a Browning Micro Midas youth bow I had purchased for our son several years ago just to get by. I hadn’t been able to find a good option at my local pro shop, but found the Cruzer G2 at Cabela’s.

I tried it and a couple of other options they had. The Cruzer was by far the smoothest and easiest on my wasted shoulders. I’m still getting comfortable and fine tuning, but it was very well setup from the start and truly not a lot of adjusting.

If you’re in a similar shoulder situation and not ready to give up being a bow hunter, I would suggest you give this option a shot.

The bow is great. (5-stars) however, the description on the website is incorrect! Beware!!! The item has 2 options when the viewer is looking for this. The options are as follows: -Bear Archery Cruzer G2 RTH Compound Bow – Shadow – Right Hand or Bear Cruzer G2 RTH (Fred Bear) this is the camo option If you select the camo option, it WILL SHIP TO YOU AS A LEFT HAND BOW! The supplier, Archer Full Throttle, LLC.

(Angie) was amazing to work with and promptly corrected this by sending out the right handed version and supplied a return shipping tag to send the incorrect product back. Archer Full Throttle has tried to get Walmart.

com to correct this and they have not done so. Because of this I am writing this review to assist future buyers to make sure if you need a right handed bow to confirm it is in fact, RIGHT HANDED! Happy hunting with this product!!!.

In short, but for a few cheap parts, this is an A+ starter compound, and the price is severely reasonable LOL, bc it could easily fetch $75-$90. For the money, there can’t be a better starter / youth compound on the market.

It’s easy to see how the price was kept so low: a few of the parts are cheap and won’t prove to last. However, this is acceptable in our case (I bought two for friends’ sons–9 and 11yo), bc by the time the lower-quality parts go, they’ll be getting adult compounds.

If it’s to be used for several years, I’d buy, at the very least, a new rest for it, bc the one included won’t last. That aside, there’s nothing else to complain about with this bow. It’s lightweight but still substantial.

It’s probably best for older kids; I’d say 8 or 9 and up. Smaller kids might be challenged to draw it (but I’m speculating there — haven’t seen a younger child try to draw one). Also, perhaps on a silly note, my lil “pretend-nephews” who I gave these to were TICKLED by how much they look like “real” compounds, “like their Daddy’s.

” They do look exactly like a standard compound, just smaller. 🙂 Great bow! I give it an A!.

I ordered this as a present for my son. He has yet to use it but in just examining it, its really nice. For under $50, its a heavy duty bow that I think will last him a LONG time. My son has never used a bow so I wasnt ready to invest a fortune just yet.

Think I might have to get another for my husband to mess with. This bow suprised me at the quality. I did take others advice though and order different arrows. The ones that came with did seem to be the only thing appearing VERY CHEAP.

The compound bows looks and feels durable. Great for beginners and intermediate users. Arrows nothing fancy. Accesories are basic. Easy to draw and shoot with. Im okay with the price for the two bows.

Bought one for my 7 year old and one for my other kid. However, (my 7 year old) is not strong enough to draw back yet. My other kid, is a lefty. No one at the store told me that they would have to change the user orientation of the bow (as it’s set up for right handed) – in order for my left-handed kid to use it.

When I asked the staff a few days later – no one knew how to change the orientation of the bow to accommodate a “southpaw” user. So, obviously, that was disappointing.

Bought this for my little guy for Christmas. Worst buy ever will will not hit a 12” circle at 20’. Save your money and buy any other bow. Looks good sized right for my 7 year old and pull is right but 0 accuracy and I’m not new to bows.

Very disappointed in Barnett even for a kids bow.

Barnett little banshee bow is one of the best ( what I would call an excellent and small enough tool to use as home defense) I would also classify it as an Advanced bow, (not novelist, and not beginner) ! Main Reason being is because It actually has a 25 pound pull which can be increased to 35 pound pull Max ! And at close range it can be deadly !!! Other than that, it is fun to use with target practice and does not tire you as quickly as for example, a 50 pound pull bow would ! I gave it a five stars !!!!! And heres the clincher, ive had mine for over 10 years and it still works great ! Talk about a great Quality product design to last !.

This bow is only good for very young kids. It claims to have and adjustable draw length and weight. It comes set up for a small child with a 5ib x 16″ draw and claims to be adjustable to suite a 10 year old with 10ib x 25″ draw.

This claim is a bold faced lie!!! The bow does not adjust and is not even adjustable with tools. Do not buy unless for a small child; do not be fooled as I was. It is useless for my 10yo. I am buying another bow.

Every $ spent on Bear spark was wasted.

I bought this bow for my 7 year old daughter. For a beginner I think the quality is acceptable. Its not very customizable and there are better bows out there for youth, but for a child who you do not know if they will stick with it it works well.

The draw length is slightly too long for her at this point, but the draw weight it so little it doesn’t really affect her. I really like that it is ambidextrous, so she can try shooting left handed (she’s right handed but left eye dominant) and it still will work as a hand me down for her siblings.

When I’m convinced she will stick with the sport I will likely upgrade to a bow with an adjustable draw length and weight. Also note that the sight isn’t very good, but it’s an affordable bow meant for youth, so it works well enough.

I bought this bow set for my Grandson who is interested in Archery. However there are not instruction I can find on how to use this bow. There is not info on the Sight pin and how to use///set it up! It doesn’t make sense to off something like this a youth starting out and not provide any information on how to set it up and use it! I looked on the internet and didn’t find anything, No instruction with the kit or links to go to!.

I like the bow. I bought it for my son three days ago and he loves shooting it. However the arrows that came with it don’t seem to be the greatest. The ferrules for the points weren’t glued into the shafts and fell out immediately.

The arrow rest seems a bit dodgy as well. The spongy tips of the 3 points holding the arrow in wore down after fewer than a dozen shots and the way it’s clamped to be held vertically isn’t very solid.

Youth arrows on the manufacturer’s site were out of stock and I can’t find aluminum shaft youth archery arrows anywhere. All the available youth arrows i code find are carbon fiber with a smaller diameter meaning that the arrow rest doesn’t work very well.

I’m going to replace it with a whisker biscuit. I also found myself wishing that it came with a D loop and a peep sight for greater accuracy. The day I bought it I ended up taking it to my local shop and had both installed.

The changes made siting it in a lot easier, led to some pretty tight groupings and made shooting it far easier for my 13 year old. Again,a good bow that could be made better with the right accessories and some quality arrows.

Bought this bow for my son as a starter bow. The bow itself seems okay. The accessories are terrible. The quiver is a two piece that forces the arrows against the bow body. The arrow rest is CHEAP plastic and won’t adjust properly, and the arrows are SHOCKINGLY bad.

First, one tip just pulled out of the arrow shaft when attaching the practice tip. No biggie I thought, I can re-glue it. But when he shot the other two arrows for the FIRST time, both of the other tips pulled out and are lost.

One is buried inside the target somewhere and the other flew off. When one arrow missed the target, the arrow folded in half, so I guess that means not having the tip doesn’t matter any more for that one.

My son got literally ONE shot of two of the three arrows and they are now trashed. I gave him a set of my carbon practice arrows and they’re performing fine. But I am SHOCKED at the horrible quality of the parts that came with this bow.

I ordered a set of extra practice arrows for him at the same time we ordered the bow and they still haven’t showed up. I’m going to cancel them as I suspect they will be as junky as the three it came with.

Disappointed.

I know this is a youth bow, however as someone that has never been in archery and a $175 price tag i was all for it. The bow shoots amazing. After a ton of customization. The only issue with it i have is Barnett has no support or replacement parts for it what so ever.

Ive learned strings and many other things can be made yourself. However if you such as drop it and bend a cam. Your going to be screw and left with a paper weight. If not for this i would give 5 stars.

This bow is the first one I have ever found that actually works for a small child. I got this for my 3 year old little girl and she loves it. Came with three suction cup arrows and a stick to the window target.

We have it stuck to our sliding glass door. It is powerful enough to make it a little dangerous, with her little brother running around, so parental guidance is a plus. She is able to knock the arrow on the string and draw and shoot.

Most others I have found are either too hard to pull for a small child or they are too weak to make the arrow go anywhere. This one is perfect!!,,and she loves it!!,,The only drawback is the arrow does not actually knock to the string.

It just sits in the string pocket and it took her a little while to get used to having to hold the arrow on the string. Not really a bad thing, she learned very quickly with some guidance from dad. Now she can do it all by herself,,LOVE IT !!!!!!!.

Our son is a Marine stationed in Hawaii. Our family is in Houston. So our grandson had a birthday in Hawaii and we were unable to be there. “The Compound Bow” was a great purchased. Our grandson’s mom said that the compound bow is the only toy he plays with now, and wants its all the time! I Like It because it teaches kids discipline & structure all while having fun! Later this month my son’s family leave on vacation and guess what he’s not leaving behind.

You Got It! They sent me a picture of him holding it when he was shooting. I said right away on the facebook pic, that I could tell his daddy had been giving him instruction because his elbow was up and standing proper.

I bought this for my 2 year old for Christmas. This is THE perfect bow for a small child. He could easily pull it back and he thinks he is as big as his brothers now when he’s outside shooting with them.

It would be nice if they would add real arrows with no tip as well.

This was a great beginner bow for my 8yr boy. Very easy to adjust and shoot. Got it for him last year at Christmas, and seems every weekend he wants to go outside to shoot. Very pleased with price and reliability.

This is the best youth bow on the market for your 8 to 12 year old children. Built strong enough to last for years. I got my neighbors boy shooting one and it was amazing how well it did for him never shooting a bow before.

This has been a great starter bow for all my boys. I bought one about 8 years ago, and it’s been through 4 country boys all passing it down to each other as they have gotten started in the game of archery.

Simple and easy to take care of. great starting point for us.

I opened up the box and immediately noticed that I was sent a left-handed bow. Nowhere in the description does it mention that the bow is left-handed. I returned it. From the reviews and Q

I bought this bow mainly because this bow/package has been rated as one of the best bows for kids. Given that, I’m pretty satisfied with this package, but not completely. A screw on the arrow rest broke in half while adjusting, so had to replace the whole arrow rest.

The site is made of plastic, although functional. The bow is small, but may be too heavy for small kids. You can lower the draw weight down to 4. 4 lbs, but there is no way the kid can hold up this bow if (s)he cannot draw >15 lbs.

My 8 y. o. son easily draws 17 pounds now, but he still struggles to hold the bow steady for 5 seconds, and cannot shoot more than a few shots without break. The 3 arrows included in the package are perfect for my son now, but I doubt they will be equally good (and, more importantly, safe) for the max draw weight (40).

If you expect to draw the max weight, you may want to order some hard-spine arrows as well. Other than the above mentioned issues, I’m happy with this bow and agree with all the good ratings given to this bow in the segment (i.

e. , bows with adjustable draw length & weight for growing kids).

Do yourself and your child a favor and don’t buy this bow (PSE Mini Burner) from Dick’s Sporting Goods! These bows do not come with the arrow quiver or arrows and are either old stock from 2016-17 or ? I tried purchased two and neither one came with the quiver as advertised in the description.

Dick’s gave me the run around and so I returned both bows and went to Bass Pro Shops. The one at Bass Pro comes in it’s own package along with the quiver, instructions, and 3 arrows. The bow at Dick’s comes with no package or instructions, which makes me think they are either old bows from old stock or rejects from PSE.

I am done shopping at Dick’s Sporting Goods!.

I purchased this bill for my son. After purchasing it, they stated that they could not adjust it in anyway because they are no longer employing service people. The boat had been dry fired and the string was off the pulley.

It was also missing The poly guides. Unfortunately this was not evident to me when I purchased it. I had to bring it to and archery shop do you have it fixed. It cost me an additional $50. We have since shot them all and are pleased with it, but very dissatisfied with dicks sporting-goods.

now that they are getting rid of anything hunting related, I see no point in ever going back there.