$850 vs $4000 Olympic Archery Recurve Bow Challenge - Does higher price mean better scores?

Title: Skill vs Equipment - Budget Bow Challenge

National Team member Brandon Xuereb sets out to prove just how much skill and technique matter over price of equipment.

A big thank you to SSA for helping us put our budget bow together! Here are the components and their MSRP (in CAD):

Sanlida Athletics 7 riser 274.99
Kinetic Engage limbs 97.99
Avalon Tec X Recurve Sight 109.99
Avalon Tec One shafts With Pins (doz) 109.99
Avalon Break-Off Point for Tec One (doz) 19.99
Avalon Tec One Rest 19.99
Avalon Tec One Button 27.99
Avalon Tec One 18 Xtra-Stiff Long Rod 59.99
Avalon Tec One 18 Xtra-Stiff Short Rod 36.99 (x2)
Avalon Tec X Duo 49.99
Easton Pin Nocks 19.99
Spin Wings 19.99

Total: 884.87

Hoyt Prodigy RX 979.99
Hoyt Quattro Limbs, Wood 979.99
Shibuya Ultima RCII 424.99
Beiter Plunger 179.99
Shibuya Ultima Rest 49.99
Ramrods Matterhorn Long Rod 412.99
Ramrods Matterhorn Side Rods 154.99 (x2)
B-Stinger V-Bar 104.99
Spider Vanes 32.99
Beiter Pin Nocks 20.99
Titan Micro Aperture 104.99
Easton X10 Shafts 579.99
Easton x10 Stainless Steel Points 50.99
Easton X10 pins 19.99
Total: 4,346.86
*Please be aware of maximum poundage some of the budget risers may have.

You can check out Triple Trouble’s video at the following link:

[TripleTroubleArchery]

Nicely done! Good stuff and thanks for mentioning us ;)

[GarnettLast]

Great honest comparison. Suggestion for another test, set up or borrow a different $4, 000 bow you haven't used before so both bows are new to you.

[elmoreglidingclub]

This sort of comparison is very helpful. May I suggest another round of comparisons where you have a fairly new archer, an intermediate and an experienced archers using the bows with the same arrows being used for all shots? That way, you isolate the test to the bows and get a feel for how various experience levels perform.

[isaacsanchez]

Thank you! I am looking for a similar set up $800-$1000. This is the first video I watch featuring a lefty! nice! 💪 💪 💪

[thesadguyfromtheeast]

I think if you have enough money and have intermediate until high quality technique you need to buy high end plunger and sight cause you won't replace them, they will last forever.
Beiter plunger is a really good investment

[WillowWaffle]

Pov: Ur a professional archers and you just decided to buy a £12 archery set for your child who wants to live up to you (represented GB in olympics 2024 and 2020!)

[chrisbowman]

I built some Avalon Tec One Arrows for a friend. Maximum weight difference in one dozen shafts was 2 grains, max. spine difference 2 lbs. Maybe i was lucky or they are amazing quality for the price. He is shooting this arrows for two years now and they're great! Why spend more money?

[dsu]

I'd love to see one of these comparisons taken further, what about entry level "shop" equipment (wood riser, plastic 6" sight, cheap leather tab), low level entry level (6" metal sight, glass in limbs, only a long-rod), then the other two bows shown.

[aldocosta]

Excelente vídeo e comparação. Estou justamente procurando um arco desse tipo, obrigado pela honestidade e clareza. Eu tenho a certeza de que você deve estar ajudando muita gente obrigado por compartilhar

[mikewilliams]

very good but I think you should be shooting the same arrows that would give you a better look at how they shot

[kahootmusic]

them walking to the target and back is the funniest thing I've seen today

[victorflores]

Grandioso video. Gracias por el tiempo de hacerlo y compartirlo. Justo estoy empezando en este deporte y pensaba si hacer un gasto fuerte o iniciar con algo como la mar a que muestras. En verdad muchas gracias

[SteelBuckeye]

The video Lancaster does not want you to see.

[kevinliu]

I'm working in Sanlida. Pertinent comparision!

[LuqmanHM]

I think you should use spider vanes on the tec one arrows. I have found out spider vanes more forgiving and accurate than the spin wings

[Hornythorynque]

Should have made the comparison indoors, without the wind parameter which renders the comparison moot

[jimmywade]

Lmao I wish I had the budget for a $850 set up. That's still $400 over my actual budget!

[MauricioHernandez-deis]

Very good video, but i think you should use same arrows, that would be very interesting, thanks forma the review

[AbdHarisVlog]

In this video i've know standard score in recurve 70m is 320. In my country, Indonesia, at national championship 2018, best score is 330. How about canada, netherland, or some?

[peterxyz]

With modern manufacturing technique, modern bows are more accurate than what any beginner can shoot.