sanlida royal x8. Does it make a good beginner bow?

[@Steelhorse814]

Great Honest Review! I have Sanlida Royal X8 Recurve & Longbow snd the only thing I used out the kit was the bow , made my own B55 flemish twist strings and arrows . Can't wait for the video of you making a flemish string ! Been shooting & hunting with traditional bows going into my 49th yr. I'm always learning something new watching Traditional Bow videos. Can still teach a old dog new tricks ! Keep the Great Videos Coming ! Stay Safe & Healthy ! God Bless !

[@trad_root]

Thank you for the feedback. I appreciate you watching. I'm always trying to learn and improve as well. Sometimes, even just the smallest improvement can feel like leaps and bounds.

[@joeflikkema4700]

Congratulations Mike and Eagle-eye !!!!!!! That is wonderful news and I sure hope we will be seeing you guys at the end of the month in Sawmill

[@trad_root]

Thanks, buddy! Hope to be there Saturday. Maybe into Sunday.

[@timkaldahl]

Hey Michael. Congrats on the new addition to the family. Wishing you many happy father's days to come. Liked and subscribed in hopes that you make 1000 viewrs soon. And I absolutely love your coat of arms logo.

[@trad_root]

@timkaldahl thank you I appreciate the support.

[@danielcolon4195]

Nice job, Mike! If I didn't know any better, I would say that bow was a Damon Howatt Hi speed! Great looking bow for the money! The accessories that came with the bow are not great.. but it is a solid start! Best wishes my man!

[@monte4150]

Great review. Been a trad shooter for sometime but never had a take down. Looking for one fir my daughter who is a teen and caught thectrad bug. Looks well made.

[@trad_root]

@monte4150 @monte4150 the sanlida is an ok bow. But needed some reworking to be a good bow for me. I worked the grip to better fit my hand and sanded down the sidplate about 1/16th inch to get closer to center shot. My wife has a "galaxy bullseye 62"" from lancaster archery and I would recommend that bow over the sanlida. Great beginner bow for a little more money. They also come in a kit but I don't have experience with the accessories. We bought just the bow. She has a 24in draw and has a 30lb bow. So the bow weight is roughly 22-23lbs. I had to go through several spine weights to find that 1400 spine easton inspire arrows work great for her. Don't believe they make that arrow anymore but I'm sure there are similar ones.

[@frank-hd6ts]

I just ordered this same bow from Amazon. They just raised the price of the Sanlida royal x8 to $149.99

[@trad_root]

@frank-hd6ts I was wondering when they would raise the price do to all the hype and reviews from some of the bigger youtubers in our community.

[@thomasbrissee3251]

The pricing on these "budget/low-priced" bow kits is pretty unbelievable. The reviews I have seen are similar to yours: bow = good, rest of the kit, arrows, etc. is on the garbage-side. But, again, that's what you should expect. I was surprised to see 100gr (light) points which means you can't really do anything other than cut arrow length down to stiffen spine if that's what you need. What specs did you end up with, spine, arrow weight, point-weight, brace height, nock point height? Thanks. Great job on a detailed review.

[@trad_root]

@thomasbrissee3251 i have a 26.5in draw and ended up finding that my goldtip warrior 600 spine arrow cut 28in carbon to carbon worked best. Using 50 grain inserts and 200 grain points. Arrow total weight is 485 grains i beleive. Nocking point is 5/8ths above center and brace height is best between 8 and 8.25in on the bow i recieved. I also shaved the side plate down closer to center shot and flattened the grip some for a better hand feel. The stock grip has pressure spots on your palm after a lot of shooting which is why I flattened it.

[@thomasbrissee3251]

@trad_root Thanks for the info.

[@NewLife-qj9mx]

Just got that kit yesterday, the brace measured 5.5" out of the box - 50# bow - should I still be shooting for around 8"? Great review, thank you 🙏

[@trad_root]

@NewLife-qj9mx I found that between 7.75" and 8" was where mine likes to be with the new string i made. The recommended brace is 7.5"--8.5" according to the website. 5.5" to me is really short. Try twisting the string up and see if you can get it closer to 7.5" at least. The supplied bowstring may just be too long. For a 60in bow the string should be around 56-57in.

[@NewLife-qj9mx]

@@trad_root thank you 🙏

[@RedmanOutdoors366]

Way cool man 😎👍

[@Flux_Flow]

I liked these arrows so much that I chopped them up with my tomahawk and threw them in the trash. My new 500sp Gold Tip Warriors shoot 100% better. I want to re-tiller my X8 to have even tiller. Should shoot better and quieter with my 3-under.

[@trad_root]

I plan to fix the centershot anyways so might tiller for 3 under also and drop the 3lbs down to actual 45lbs at 28. Overall the bow isn't bad and shoots the warriors I have pretty well.

[@garykemmerling919]

Am I mistaken didn't you start with a left handed bow cuz at the end you shot right handed. 😮

[@trad_root]

@@garykemmerling919 right handed

[@johnbottone4996]

WhAt spine are you shooting?

[@trad_root]

Not exactly sure of the spine for the sanlida arrows. I read they could be 500's. The pink fletching goldtip warriors are 600's and fly pretty well out of the royal x8.

[@Robert-fx3ng]

The arrow’s the kit provides are 500 spine, but pretty heavy arrows. Close to 600 grains.

[@jimaureli6475]

Maybe try shortening the arrows, stiffen em up a bit.

[@trad_root]

I will be cutting the fletch off of one of the kit supplied arrows and bare shafting and changing the point weights. I would like to see if i can get them to fly better with some tweaking. The idea was to see if the bow out of the box was good enough for a beginner to start with. I would recomend the bow, not so much anything else that comes in the kit.

[@fahlvfaust677]

FF compatible?

[@trad_root]

I cant say yes bc i dont know for sure. The limb tips are just some king of wood. May be able to use fast flight material strings but I would keep a close eye on the limb tips and the strings for wear.

[@garykemmerling919]

I'm running fast flight no problem with it so far but stock string is D97. I would suggest have your string guy pad the loops.

[@garykemmerling919]

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[@laurentmeiller5171]

3rd test of this kit arrows absolutely non adapted to the bow too basic equipment, only the bow is good, not extra but good i'll say for baeginners the Oak Ridge Dymond is only 20-30€ more expensive but much a long term bow

[@trad_root]

@laurentmeiller5171 So far everyone who I've come across who wasn't sent the bow for free to do a review, all think the same about the kit. The bow is not too bad but everything else in the kit is junk. I'll have to look up the oak ridge. Don't believe I've seen that one yet.

[@johnbottone4996]

Nocks sound too tight!