The best compound bow for hunting under 500 dollars is the Sanlida Dragon X8 RTH, because it pairs a 0-70 lb draw weight range with an 18-31 inch draw length, a full ready-to-hunt accessory kit, and CNC-machined 6061-T6 aluminum cams that you can adjust with an Allen wrench instead of a bow press. We spent … Read more
The best recurve bows for target shooting are the ones that match your draw length, sit at a draw weight you can hold steady at full draw, and come with enough accessory mounting to grow into. Get those three right and almost any competent takedown will hold a tight group at 18 or 40 yards. … Read more
Short version: the best crossbows for deer hunting right now are the Barnett Whitetail Hunter STR for most people, the TenPoint Turbo X for tight 50-yard groups, and the Killer Instinct Boss 405 if you want published energy figures without moving up a tier. We ranked all ten below on accuracy, cocking effort, weight, safety … Read more
If you only remember one spec when buying bolts, make it straightness tolerance. The best crossbow bolts for accuracy are the ones held to .001 or .003 inch, because a crossbow bolt is a 20 inch shaft that has to leave the nut and fly straight at 400 feet per second without ever touching the … Read more
The best archery targets for compound bows are the ones rated above your bow’s arrow velocity, wide enough for the distance you shoot, and forgiving about arrow damage. Before anything else, one clarification that matters for this guide: we are talking about the archery targets you shoot at, not target compound bows. Different search, different … Read more
The best broadhead targets for backyard practice are dense self-healing foam blocks with dedicated open-face or closed-face surfaces rated for fixed blades, mechanicals and expandables. The Black Hole 4-Sided earned our top slot because it separates broadhead sides from field-point sides, weighs under a pound, and carries 5500 reviews at 4.5 stars. That separation is … Read more
The best bow sights for hunting come down to three things: pins you can actually see at dawn, adjustments that do not drift after you bump the riser, and a mount that fits your bow. Our overall pick is the Trophy Ridge Fix Series Sight, a five-pin dovetail sight with second-axis adjustment, .019 horizontal fiber … Read more
A battle rope is a heavy rope anchored at its midpoint and waved in patterns – alternating waves, double waves or power slams – to train full-body muscular and cardiovascular conditioning with almost no floor space. You hold one end in each hand, push the wave down the rope, and the resistance climbs the further … Read more
A medicine ball is a weighted ball, typically 2 to 30 pounds, used to train the core through rotational throws, slams and anti-extension movements that force your midsection to brace against a moving load. That is the entire argument for the best medicine balls for core workouts: one piece of equipment covers rotation, power, balance, … Read more
A slam ball is a dense, sand-filled weighted ball with a dead-bounce design: when you throw it into the floor, it lands and stays there instead of rebounding at your head. That single behaviour is why it works in a garage gym, where a normal medicine ball bounces off concrete, comes back unpredictably, and puts … Read more