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Wow, good review. This would be an excellent Christmas present for my hunting relatives. Good site!!
ReplyThis bow looks sturdy and very efficient for archery enthusiasts. Thanks for the review 🙂
ReplyGood review of the sas 60″ takedown. Other than a starter bow I think it would also make a good utility bow for hunting small game. Something you could keep behind the back seat of the truck always available. Good review. Rest of the site looks good also great information.
ReplyThank you for the write up on the SAS 60″ takedown bow. I have been kicking around the idea of bow hunting for a while. In particular, for a real challenge, Javelin. Although it might not be the best idea to start with them due to their great sense of smell. Do you have any recommendations on where I should start?
Thank you,
Marc
Hello Marc,
I am happy you enjoyed my review of the SAS 60″ takedown recurve bow.
While javelina do have a good sense of smell, their eyesight is rather poor. This makes it easier to stalk them and get up close enough to hunt them with a bow.
In addition their skin is not very thick, so you wouldn’t need a bow with a very high draw weight.
Another easy way of hunting Javelina is to bait them. If you know an area where they usually live, you can choose a good place to hide and spread corn kernels on the floor.
Don’t move and stay in cover until they come to eat and you will have a rather easy shot.
This technique is especially good for beginners.
The SAS 60″ takedown bow would be more than enough to hunt javelina.
But before you go hunting with a bow, you have to become a decent archer first. If not you might only hurt the animal and cause a lot of suffering if it gets away and dies somewhere slowly.
If you are completely new to archery, head over to my beginners training where I explain everything step by step.
Let me know how it goes.
Moritz
ReplyHello Moritz,
The more of your content I read the more I get excited about getting back into archery. I have book marked your page my friend and I will be back to get what I need from your recommendations.
Just one question, I probably know the answer but what is a take down bow?
Thanks,
San
Thank you San!
That means a lot to me!
At the moment I want to finish my training of the 10 archery shooting techniques.
After that I will focus more on great bows and crossbows I can recommend to my readers.
A take down bow is a bow you can assemble and disassemble. It has three parts, the riser (grip) and two limbs (arms).
Many modern recurve bows are actually take down bows. They are easy to transport and when you need a stronger bow you can just buy new limbs and don’t need to buy a whole new bow.
Cheers
Moritz
ReplyHey Moritz
Truly a thorough review. Thank you for the info.
The Sas Courage 60″ Looks like a fantastic Bow, but I have a friend looking to get started. He has the challenge of finding a beginner bow, but is left handed. Is there anything that you would recommend and why?
Looking forward to your response.
Cheers,
Marc
Hello Marc,
welcome to my archery corner!
I would recommend your friend the Samick Sage Takedown Recurve Bow.
It is very similar to the SAS Courage Takedown Bow, but you can choose between left and right hand. The cost is almost the same, too.
Make sure your friend selects the correct hand when he purchases the bow.
If you have any more questions, please let me know!
Moritz
ReplyHi Moritz,
I seem to recall I have already commented on one of your other articles before. (Bows for ladies if I remember)
As mentioned before, I never realised there was such a wealth of information for the un-initiated regarding this activity.
For instance, I never knew there are bows for right- and left handed people. Does it really mean a left handed person cannot use a right handed bow ? Please forgive my ignorance.
I wish you the best of luck with your venture.
-Theuns
Welcome back, Theuns.
I am happy to read from you again.
There is a lot you can learn about archery. It is way more than just letting an arrow fly and (hopefully) hitting a target.
Most modern bows have a grip that is shaped in a way that it is only comfortable to use with your right or with your left hand. If you are using additional equipment (e.g. arrow rest) then you can’t just turn your bow around to use it with the other hand, as the arrow rest would be upside down then.
The tricky thing in archery is to find out which bow you have to use.
It has nothing to do with whether you are usually right handed or left handed.
The important thing is which of your eyes is the dominant one.
I am happy that you brought this to my attention, because I noticed now that I haven’t explained this to my readers yet.
I will add this to my archery step by step guide right now.
Cheers
Moritz
ReplyHey, very impressive bow for beginner’s. I like recurve because of the feeling, but man those can be a pain to keep holding if you wait for a long time to shoot. Compound’s are my best friend in bowhunting and archery. Sure is easier to restring a recurve, unless you cheat and lock the pulley’s in place. That’s not too difficult. I appreciate the information!
Benjamin
ReplyHello Benjamin,
I agree with you that recurve bows can be tough to hold for a longer time.
That’s why recurve bow archers can’t and shouldn’t hold the bow fully drawn too long.
It is different when shooting a compound bow (like you mentioned), because the pulleys do a lot of the work.
Have you ever tried a crossbow?
They can be an interesting alternative, because you don’t need to worry about holding their draw weight and can aim as long as you wish.
Have a great day.
Moritz
ReplyHello Moritz,
Ive been wanting to purchase the Samick Sage after quite a bit of research.
However, full of excitement i purchased the similar looking Sas Courage by mistake.
Do you think i should return the Sas courage to purchase the Samick Sage?
Does the Sas Courage have the same accuracy?
Is the Samick Sage more durable?
I ordered the 45lb bow.
Thank you,
Regards Karam
Hello Karam,
don’t worry.
The SAS Courage will give you the same joy, accuracy and durability as the Samick Sage.
Both are takedown bows, so you can change the limbs should one get damaged, or if you want to change the draw weight.
But when treated well, the SAS Courage bow will do its job for a very long time.
I don’t think you need to return or cancel your order.
Is this your first bow?
If yes, then I would recommend to use a stringer to string the bow, because it can happen easily that the limbs get twisted, when beginners try to string the bow without a stringer.
Did you get any additional equipment?
I have a step by step guide in my archery training that helps everybody to become a great archer!
Let me know how it goes and write me if you have more questions.
Cheers
Moritz
Wow. That’s a great recurve bow for beginners.
I am a beginner at archery and my main concern is that most bows I use tend to make my hand really tired after some shooting.
Will it make my hand less tired or do I just need to do more work out?
Lucas
ReplyHello Lucas,
while your problem with your hand is rather normal for beginners, it could also be caused by the wrong technique. The SAS Courage Recurve Bow is a great bow and shouldn’t cause this problem when using the right technique.
Not sure which hand you are talking about.
If it’s the one which is holding the bow, make sure that you don’t grab the bow too tight. We actually try to keep our hand as relaxed as possible and close our fingers lightly around the grip, just enough so that the bow doesn’t fall down.
If it’s the hand which is pulling the string, you should definitaly wear either a finger tab or a shooting glove to protect your finger tips.
This hand has to stay relaxed also. The whole weight is held and pulled back with your fingers (the strength comes mostly from the back though) while the hand stays relaxed.
This takes practice of course to get it right.
I’d highly recommend to go through my archery training to make sure that you get the technique right.
This will improve your archery experience immensly.
Let me know if you have any more questions.
Moritz
ReplyGreat website, I’m also into the “outdoorsy” type equipment. Information about the bow is informative and detailed.
This website is awesome for hunting, archery and outdoor enthusiasts – as well as anybody who is interested in coming to the sport.
I myself, wanted to do archery already as a child.
The SAS Courage Takedown bow really looks great.
ReplyHey.
Welcome to My Archery Corner.
I am happy you like my site.
If you want to get started with archery the SAS Courage Takedown Bow would be a great choice.
Let me know if you have any question about archery.
Moritz
ReplyFor the SAS Courage 60″ Takedown bow do you know how much the different arms cost for it. I like the ideal that I can just change the arms to have a different weight that would be much cheaper then buying two different bows. I was also wondering if this bow comes with an arm to rest the arrow on. If not could I buy one, where could I buy it, and how much would it cost?
Have a happy holiday!
ReplyHi,
you can buy arms (limbs) with different draw weights here. They cost around 60 dollars.
The SAS Courage does not come with an arrow rest.
To learn more about arrow rests and where to get them, please read this article.
I would either use a simple arrow rest, or a whisker biscuit arrow rest.
I hope you are having a great Christmas.
Let me know when you need any more information about bows or archery equipment. 🙂
Moritz
ReplyNot sure how many female archers there are out there but my daughter wants to become one. She is about 5′ 4″, 34 years old and in pretty good shape. She wants to start hunting with her husband. Would this be an appropriate beginners bow for her? Or would you have a different suggestion?
ReplyHello Brad,
the SAS Courage Takedown Bow would be a great bow for your daughter.
Just make sure to get the one with 35 LBS draw weight.
A higher draw weight would be too difficult to draw for a beginner.
I wrote an article about archery for women.
There you will see that there is not anything that can stop women from becoming great archers, too.
I hope your daughter will enjoy archery.
Make sure to come back for more information.
My archery training will sure help her to improve quickly.
All the best.
Moritz
Enjoyed your review. But I am a bit confused. On here you state that it has bushings installed. But on another review as well as on Amazon it lists that it does NOT have bushings for sights or rest. Which is it?
ReplyHi David,
thanks a lot for making me aware of this mistake.
That must have slipped in there somehow.
The SAS Courage Takedown recurve bow, does NOT have bushings preinstalled.
If you need a bow with bushings, I recommend the Samick Sage or the Spyder recurve bow.
Cheers
Moritz