barnett sportflight

Sportflight Bow

The Barnett Sportflight bow

The Sportflight bow from Barnett is a good entry level flat bow that has a 25lb draw weight and comes with an ambidextrous soft touch grip, a couple of arrows, and a finger guard. It’s even packaged nicely with the packaging doubling as a carrying pack that you can put both bow and arrows into.

First impressions on this bow out the box

It is a sturdy well-built bow that comes pre-strung, the grip is comfortable in the hand and the holder is filled with information that would prove useful to new archers and those willing to get into the sport,  The look of the bow is quite nice with the purple lettering on the limbs and the colouring on the grip.

With a draw weight of 25lbs it has a fair bit of power behind it that may not make it suitable for small children but for older kids (9+) and adults it should be more than enough to get into archery at an entry level.

How it shoots,

for an entry level bow this bow fires quite well, the draw is not so much that it causes your hand to hurt but it would be advisable to use the finger guard provided if you are going to be shooting for long periods of time,

The grip feels good in the hand and is quite comfortable so I have no complaints there it may be worth investing some money into getting an arrow rest so you don’t scuff the shelf at the top of the grip there are marks on the bow for where to put an arrow rest should you want to.

Once you get used to the bow and you have a correct shooting position it should be possible for even a novice to become a regular robin hood in the garden with enough practice, and this is an excellent bow to get into archery.

Using the Sportflight Bow

Pros

Lightweight yet sturdy.

Ambidextrous.

Good Price.

Comes with finger guard and arrows.

Easy to use.

Good starting point into archery.

Cons

Not suitable for young children.

You can mark the bow without an arrow rest.

If you really get into using it two arrows are not enough.

how to use a bow

How to use a Bow

I know explaining how to use a bow and arrow may seem a little patronising to most readers, but there may be some, that don’t fully know or haven’t had a go, so please bear with me,

First things first, when using a bow it is important that you have a safe backdrop behind your target, this is so if you shoot and miss, your arrows don’t go sailing further than they should and embed themselves in your neighbours garden and/or cat.

The key thing with archery is always shooting from the same position because if you change your position even a little bit there is a fairly good chance your arrows will not go in the same spot.

Firstly place your feet shoulder length apart, with your left leg if you are right handed, or your right leg if you are left handed, facing forward towards the target, nock the arrow onto the string with the cock feather (the one with a different colour) facing away from the bow, and rest the shaft of the arrow on the arrow rest, pull the bow string back being careful not to touch/hold the arrow, so your hand is by your cheek or the string is against your lips or chin and flex your fingers so that the string slides off of them, you can look down the arrow to see roughly where you are aiming.