The Cost of an Olympic Archer

[@cavetroll]

Arrows.... X10's are just insane in their cost. If you end up breaking them both you and your bank account will break down and weep uncontrollably

[@adyaelrivera6803]

It's true, but it doesn't necessarily have to be x10. Easton's Avancé are cheaper and just as good. And in terms of price it is being exaggerated because it is using the most expensive equipment as references. It is not necessary to spend thousands to have good Archery equipment.

[@social3ngin33rin]

X10s are way out of my budget for shafts lol

[@cavetroll]

@@adyaelrivera6803 this is very true. I'm aiming for the highest level of competition so I splurged on them to even that side of things. I thought it was a good idea at the time anyway

[@InFerrumVeritas]

@@adyaelrivera6803 but this video was about the cost of an Olympic archer's equipment. Show me someone in Paris shooting Avances.

[@benbroekhuis8778]

Oh don’t get me started! My coach made a change on my bow and I shot at 70m. (Clicker out) My X10 dipped down, hit the stand, and shattered - I went, grabbed it, and immediately went home in frustration haha.

[@Carnax6969]

As a beginner practising for a lil' over 3 years, I've spent probably around £1400-£1600 on my gear. Still using the same Kinetic Invinso riser, but it's the limbs and arrows that have been the ones that cost a lot of money, on top of other miscellaneous purchases.

[@maxcervantes]

Great vid. Very informative. I spent about USD $500 on mi first kit. In Mexico (where I live) that's a lot of money to shell out and I didn't have to spend it all the same month. Perhaps people curious about archery would benefit from a video explaining what equipment you buy as you progress. For me, I started with club equipment and only had to buy a hat, finger tab, and arm guard to begin. Used a show lace as a sling (still do). Two months later, I got a dozen very good/cheap arrows (Tiger archery) and chest guard. Two months after that, I bought my "bare" bow (riser and limbs only) and used a club sight and single stabilizer. It was six months after shooting my first arrow that I finally completed my kit with a stabilizer set. A year later, I got my second dozen arrows (easton avance sport).

[@thomaskurz5617]

My setup is/was a Winners Motive FX riser with the fitting C5 limbs, all around probably $400-$450. As I was using it for barebow, a Spigarelli plunger and arrowrest, together around $100. Arrows are Victory VAP. The shafts are between $9-$15 per shaft, depending if the are Elie or Sport shafts. Running regular boning vanes and Victory tips and nocks these cost are maybe $1-$3 per arrow. So a set of 12, would run around $100-$170. With a cheap stabilizer set and sight you could turn it into an olympic setup. Cost would probably be$300-$500 for stabilizers and sight. That setup will get you easily through your first tourneys and you can upgrade it piece by piece if you think it it will help. Unless you are trying get to the olympics or the world cup, the VAP or similar arrows will be enough for your career as an tournament archer. The barreled shafts like the X10 are really just for those with either too much money or shooting in the top percentage. If you want to get all out, then you add tungsten tips to your X10 for another $10-$15 per arrow. :) In the end the best equipment does not make you a good archer if your technique is bad.

[@Alan_Edwards]

I agree on the arrows. Speaking from the compound side of things, I have spent $300 a dozen just for the shafts to get .001 arrows and half that on some .003 and it does not amount to much of a difference except to your bank account. I just got into recurve recently and picked up some Pandarus Alpha X arrows that are .003 and paid a very decent price for them. Not saying having .001 arrows is not better, but it's very very small incremental improvements that only top archers may benefit from.

[@thefatefulforce8887]

Great breakdown

[@moltenbullet]

My journey with competitive shooting and its costs as a late teen / young adult: -> (free) at 17 years old in 2008, had a brief period with "wooden bows" from the school club's inventory, going quickly from 22lbs to start up to 32lbs limbs within about 4 months. In that time, there were already a couple of novice level school tournaments and I brought home a few golds and silvers. My team and I decided we could move into the intermediate category within our first year, and so -> ($400 - 700) I got myself a NX Xpert W&W riser (i think it was a 2007 model) second hand from a senior archer from a rival school, and borrowed some spare 36lbs samick limbs from a senior at my own club. Also borrowed donated hand-me-down stabilisers, plunger, and clicker to put it all together. Bought my first set of arrows - Easton plats. We took home several medals in that first year, individually and as a team, though the competitiveness was a steep jump going from novice to intermediate. -> (~$3000 - 4000) moving into the open category towards the start of our second year in school it became clear that we needed to bump our equipment up, because we (mainly me and two team mates) were pretty close to top level senior varsity and national shooters, but not quite consistently ranking in the top 5 yet. So I got my first real set up brand new - the W&W APECS and the N-APECS Carbon limbs, with the HMC Plus stabs, and a Arcosport plunger (though my teammate and friend donated this to me), alongside my first dozen Easton ACEs. Fucking phenomenal bow - I could swear the arrows seemed to autocorrect mid-flight because of the APECS' unique front damper. This was really when my competitive streak took off (along side shooting roughly 300 - 500 arrows a day at school, up from 300 - 400 arrows twice a week). In the next 2 years I would bring home close to 30 medals from ranking, iko and tko events. -> all throughout this, I remember feeling really sad that I couldn't afford a second identical set up because that was a condition for the national team. Though I kept ranking in the top 3 at most events, this was a real limiting factor as a sportsman. My parents had to stretch to help me with my set up, and my friends did what they could to fill in any gaps so I could focus on shooting well. -> (~$3000 - 4000) moving into the army (conscription), I made a little bit of money, and so decided to follow in my team mates' footsteps and get the Hoyt HPX and F7 carbon set up, with carbon blade stabs. Man, these were the days of experimental design in archery for sure. I do regret going with the formula system in retrospect, but it sure looked cool then! I spent the next 3 - 4 years (including university after my service) bringing home another 20+ medals, mainly restrained due to the army. -> (potentially $4000) moving into adult life, i left shooting behind for almost a decade, and find myself stumbling back into this world of shooting again. Now I can finally, probably, afford two identical bows, but sorely miss the strength and stamina and form of my younger years. I do want some of these new bows though, like the latest FXD and AXIA or the ATF-DX and MTX. If I can find myself ranking within the top 10 locally again, perhaps that's what i'll buy next. So, that's, potentially, $15 - 16k all in all (including some arrows and other accessories along the way that I didn't quite account for above), from 2008 - 2024.

[@thevagabondonwheels4918]

Used to shoot Olympic trap competitively. While I probably only had about $2500 into my shotgun plus another $500 for a custom stock, most who shoot on the higher end have shotguns from Beretta and Perazzi that are $6000+. But what sends competitive clay target shooting events of all kinds soaring past archery in no time at all is the cost of ammo, which adds up quickly and can cost several thousands of dollars per year.

[@-fazik-3713]

Buy used equipment. You can get great deals for whole sets.

[@Voidlord1]

Where do you live(country)? Where do you buy used equipment?

[@Alan_Edwards]

Great topic. I just bought my first recurve bow after shooting compound for over 20 years. The only component I spent significant money on was the riser at a little over $500. Since I am just stating out, I bought some budget 26# limbs for $120 so I can upgrade as my form improves and I get stronger. I expect to pay around $300-$500 for my final set of limbs at some point. The rest of the equipment was more budget friendly. If I continue to shoot and compete, which is my plan, I will probably upgrade other equipment too at some point. So my total investment as of today is around $1200 and that includes everything needed except a quiver, which I have, and a clicker which I will get later. Well worth it too me as I am retired and have the time and desire to learn a new archery discipline !!

[@bambuwuzled]

Any chance you'll do another one of those Olympic Gear Lists like you did for Rio back in 2016? That was fun to look at and seeing the spread of gear and if/how it changed over time would be pretty nice!

[@infinity345]

My main Olympic Recurve is a W&W Inno CXT, NS-G limbs, Shibuya Ultima RC sight and W&W ACS-15 Rods. Adding all the other bits and pieces, accessories, carry bag, spotting scope and tripod, probably looking at a total around 5000 AUD. I definitely don’t need all of that. The ACS-15 rods were definitely a vanity purchase as their colour scheme matched the riser. I don’t go to competitions, but I do use it for weekly club shoots. I also love how it shoots and enjoy shooting it even if I’m the only person on the range, so in that sense it’s money well spent. By contrast my kheshig, field quiver, arrows and thumb ring come in under 1000 AUD. I love the simplicity of it and the way that it feels. I also have a Xongkoro and although it shares the same quiver it needs its own arrows for min gpp requirements but also would come in at a total cost to shoot under 1000 AUD. I agree that if you just want to have fun in archery, you definitely do not need an Olympic Recurve. Even if you want to shoot an Olympic Recurve, you don’t need to spend what I spent. My first Olympic recurve setup was only 1200 AUD and would still be perfectly acceptable today. But the setup I have today makes me want to shoot it every weekend. I bring all three bows to the club every Sunday and usually succeed in shooting all of them.

[@BenFerros]

You should do a deep dive on the Olympics. I’m a new archer excited for Paris 2024 and I’d love too see a video on the history!

[@aleksandarnedeljkovic6336]

I've spent: 120$ Black hunter bow 170$ black hole target 20$ quiver 30$ Glove and arm guard 40$ 12 carbon arrows Total~400$. I feel like el cheepo now. But hey, at least im having fun shooting in my backyard! Will look to upgrade at some point to gadget heavy olimpic bow in future tho. Nice vid!

[@littlepandachef4920]

I've spent just under £300 on kit so far, all second-hand but basically works fine. I would like to replace my sight at some point though as it regularly comes loose so I end up having to tighten it every few ends...

[@krisvandermeulen253]

This video shows the prices for an Olympic setup... But for a starter or amateur the total price would be more below 1000€. Both my sons started five years ago with a decent starter set for about 500€ each. One set of higher pound limbs around 140€, a couple of strings, some 30 arrows for 5 to 6€ each, two quivers for 20€ each and finally a nicer sight for the youngest son. And that is about it. The oldest son stopped archery as he went to university and a girl friend and so on but the youngest is still shooting in the club and local tournaments. I have taken the bow off the oldest son and all now shooting in the club, no tournament yet as my skull should be improved more.😅

[@Bob-ts2tu]

i have played and still play many sports, often to a decent level, and there's one thing that's common to them all, and that's people believe that by buying 'the best' it will make them better - it doesn't. for instance i have regularly seen guys at my golf club spending say £300 on a new driver, and a year later they are still the same level. I always say that if they spend the money on lessons they will get a much better return, but few do. when i raced bikes, some would buy the latest carbon whatever at crazy prices, but still go no faster than i did. Archery is exactly the same, and ive heard the saying 'you can't buy points' many times, so true. personally i bought a shibuya sight when i started for what seemed then like crazy money to me, but after using a cheap one that kept rattling loose i got sick of it and reasoned that a good one would last forever and be a joy to use, and that's indeed the case 12 years later, but has it made me a better shooter? - probably not. while im a great believer in something bought cheap is something bought twice, you have to be realistic, and if you can easily afford to spend thousands, well, go for it, it's your money and may be one less thing to blame when you ain't shooting like kim woojin, but for most of us, it's far better to manage your expectations, so don't be the guy with all the gear and no idea !!, and outscoring someone with your more wallet friendly rig gives you more satisfaction, coz these days the differences between top and lower end gear are hardly noticable to most of us anyway. GL and thanks for the vids.

[@spudster561]

Recently got back into the sport, I've kept the same riser as when I used to shoot which was 2nd hand and no idea of the cost. Spent about £800 so far on Limbs, strings, all sorts of new bits and pieces, arrows. Still need a new stabiliser but looking 2nd hand for that.

[@peterxyz3541]

Used limbs cost between $50 (bough as part of a kit) to $100 (I have several sets of limbs, all used). Used Risers were around $75 (again, I bought it as a kit with everything) to $150. Only got a NEW riser when Lancaster was clearancing a Win&Win...399.00 The cheapest version of my archery gear was about $275, a used kit with EVERYTHING. Riser, Limbs, sight, long rod, arrows.

[@RichardBragg]

Riser : Hoyt Horizon Pro - £350 Limbs : Hoyt Carbon 720 - £150 reduced stock at shop Rest : Hoyt Super Rests - £2 each Arrows : Easton ProComps - £260 for 12 at time of purchase or POC wooden arrows I assemble my self £60 for 12 We can't use pure carbon shafts. I shoot barebow so no sights or stabilisers and no plunger because I change arrows depending on what I feel like shooting.

[@thecarrot4412]

I've been shooting for about 15 years and have gone through a few bows. My current set up is around €3500-3700. The riser , limbs and sight I am using I have had for about 8 years , and many of the other components for at least 3 years. Even my arrows are 2 years old now as carbon arrows can sometimes just keep going and going. If you divide the costs of things over the time and uses they get olympic bows can work out cheaper than a lot of other sports. If you bought football boots and used them the same amount as I shoot this bow you would need a new pair every year at a minimum, maybe even 2 pairs a year and they can cost well over a hundred euro a pair. If you buy comparably high-end boots to my high end bow, those could be €200 to be gone by the next season. I on the other hand expect my aluminium riser to outlive *me* let alone a competition season.

[@shravanuchil]

Yes point to be noted

[@frederickwerk2386]

Where are you based? MyBo is a British brand from Merlin Archery. Love your videos!

[@FruitLoops_]

I spent a total of 300€ for my whole bow, quiver, tab, arm guard, target, and initial set of 6 arrows. I then bought 6 more arrows, a sight, and a new target, so some 100€ more. I shoot really low level tho, I don't have a clicker, stabilizers, plunger button, and my bow isn't even ILF, but it's enough to get by for now, as I only really shoot 20 meters max

[@mozu305]

Lancaster Archery Supplies advertised US Olympic archer Casey Kaufhold's equipment (Casey's father owns Lancaster). I totaled it up: $4,700USD or $7,100 Australian dollars. That is assuming she one had one set of arrow and one bow. But to be fair, she probably got that at wholesale. I shoot World Archery barebow and my equipment including arrows comes to about $2,000USD or $3,000 Australian dollars. But, as Nu Sensei points out, most of that lasts a lifetime. But also put that into context. If I was an advanced amateur photographer, I could spend a lot more. Naturally, the benefit of photography is you can shoot people legally, unlike archery...

[@anotheryoutuber_]

around 400 for a new cnc ilf riser, carbon foam limbs, custom string and rest, my arrows are less than 10 complete each. my tab was 10 dollars from a club member who spent a bit more but didnt like how it felt. i just use a plastic tube with foam inserts for all my arrows.

[@InitHello]

I paid around $150 for my first (adult) bow, a 50 pound TideWe recurve. It works. Probably spent another $150 on arrow rest, sight, strings, etc. Mind you, mine is intended for hunting and practice, not competition.

[@cheesewagon85]

Sure the equipment ain’t cheap. The real cost is all the travel to tournaments that are involved. 5 national events per year at least all over the country. Most of us were self funded. Thats why I was never able to be competitive enough, my parents couldn’t afford the travel expenses.

[@sjankarcher]

Cost of equipment becomes pretty negligible once you start attending events. Travel costs and accomodation plus starting fees every time do add up. And keep adding up while you are in play.

[@dorukgolcu9191]

A fencing epee of pretty good quality parts would probably go for around $250 US or so, so definitely a lot cheaper than a bow. It does probably break more often than a bow, I imagine. The usual costly part of fencing tends to be the protective equipment, which is probably around $1000-1500 at the higher end?

[@matteorepossi5991]

After all the fuss about Sanlida (I refer to Jake Kaminsky's posts and also your videos on the same topic) why are you constantly showing Sanlida's products at the beginning of this video?

[@NUSensei]

I'm not boycotting Sanlida. That's a choice for individuals to make. I'm not an affiliate and don't have anything to gain either way. I have stock footage from stuff I filmed with Sanlida products and use that as B roll.

[@Pekoe1337]

My bow is around 350 USD, arrows are about 8 USD each, and then the rest of the gear come up to another 150 USD (though much of it are just "nice to have" and could have been cheaper, such as the bag to carry the bow and the belt quiver) Most of these things will last me forever until I get tired of them, and if I outgrow the poundage on the limbs I'm sure they can be sold back to someone else who's just starting.

[@SebastianBruckbauer]

Me (competitive barebow) and my wife together have spent 10.000€ on our equipment. Reason: we both can afford it and due to the high customizability in archery you can't try out most things without buying them first. So we've experimented a lot

[@R0bert811]

$500 usd for everything necessary for barebow with 6 arrows then $40 sight, $70 tab, $100 stabilizer limbs. Everything low to mid tier but it's more than enough to shoot bulleyes consistently.

[@digitaldogs233]

Unfortunately another reason i never got into serious competition. Archery can be very expensive, but then can also be cheap. For a casual archer like myself im not spending over 300£ for a bow. However i am thinking about getting a good bow but in parts, like you mentioned theres some very good pre loved equipment out there. I would go for a riser first then limbs then what ever i personly want. For me less is more, im very much a minimalist person and like traditional bows, and dont require a sight. Plunger would be a good idea, basically the basics but basics that will do the job for me. At 54 i very much doubt ill have time to get to Olympic level anyway. For me its a fun hobbie. My brother is a golfer and i would say he spent well over 1000 on a full set of clubs, and bag. My son is a pro fishermen and that sport is like archery in the fact you dont need to spend alot, but you are loosing in quility if you dont. I used to play cricket and that to can be expensive if youre going all out i.e helmet, shin elbow guards, gloves and glasses, tinted glasses are actually pretty important in cricket. So i wouldnt say archery is the most expensive sport. Unless you go full pro Olympics then walking in with a black hunter you would probably get some looks, but surely the guy with the black hunter could outshoot a guy with the most expensive win&win set up. I noticed you had sanlida, apparently they do very good "budget bows" alot of hunters use the Hermet X10 or the other x10 range. And your talking under 200 for a good recurve bow. And they do pretty cheap ilf set ups. So i dont know, sometimes i feel like with golf its your peirs who will intise you into getting the expensive gear because they have it. I would be very interested to see two guys with both the same skill gap, but using different priced gear to see how much this realy does matter.

[@shadowgolem9158]

You should check out the videos about cheap vs expensive equipment. It is brutal proof that skill maters more than kit.

[@ShimmeringSword]

I have Sanlida X9 limbs, like them. In my group there's also a sanlida takedown bow and longbow that are great value. The only ding so far is the arrows that come with their kits are somewhere between crap and unsafe. So you've gotta buy new arrows when you get their starter kits.

[@digitaldogs233]

@@ShimmeringSword Yer I've found that with alot of these starter kits. I've got arrows cut to my draw length. And yes the X9 limbs are good. I think when i do get another set up it will be ILF so it's easier to switch out limbs.

[@digitaldogs233]

@@shadowgolem9158 Yer i expected that to be the case. Tbh as long as it works and I'm comfortable with it i don't mind going cheap, but not too cheap, I think for around 300 you can get a decent bow. Even 200. I think for awhile the cats out the bag on what they are made of and it's nothing out the ordinary, makes ya think why some companies charge hundreds for the excact same material than a limb that cost half the price lol.

[@Papashady88]

hey im sarting with archery and was just wondering - would you advice beginners start learning to shoot with sight or without?

[@overlow91]

I started with "intermediate set" which had everything needed for roughly 700€. Later I have done some upgrades on that kit now totaling somewhere around 1400€ not including those arrows that have been replaced during my carreer. This compared to cycling which was/is my other sport archery is rather cheap especially on pro level. No matter which dicipline of cycling it is in olympics they are riding bikes worth about 12000$. + All the spare parts and possibly whole spare bikes depending on discipline.

[@ujjawal..720]

Spending 5000$ on compound bow kit is worthy or not

[@shredfreak83]

Most of my gear was 30 to 40% off as b stock or new old stock. gillo gt27, mk korea mach x, fivics titan ex. Need to shop smart if you want good gear. i sell my old stuff for a fair price aswell, but there's too many prima donna's in archery from my perspective. I couldn't get my Gillo G1 27 with uukha sx50 limbs sold and i was asking 900 for a complete setup (barebow weights, spare grips, rest, plunger and 4 Reign archery strings included). I hated the uukha limbs so they barely had mounting marks on them. ended up trading them in for the new fivics skadi limbs. I'll probably go the same route with my gillo gt25 & 27. I'm already looking what i can get for it on the local trade in. 🤣 There's lots of cool stuff floating around these days though. up until recently the chaser python was sold at half price wich is an absolut steal, and currently the mybo anodized risers are getting dumped aswell for cheaps. For arrows skylon radius is pretty much my go to training arrow, or bentwood for anything trad/asiatic related.

[@viknashadowninja4780]

im quite lucky, most of my attachments are hand me downs, only recently adding 190 for a second hand wns 600 sight, So in total, probably around 800 dollars for a full kit

[@wb5plj]

$4,286.16USD so far. this is after one year and also includes a nice-ish target. but not any coaching costs. yes sometimes I track things to the penny in a spreadsheet. I know, it is weird. some Books and the like are included. I also went' bigger on riser, sights, plunger. and medium on W&W limbs, which I have stepped up in weight so I have two sets. (I have bad shoulders so I started very light, and still am using light weight limbs compared to most people) I expect to replace my stabilizers as I hate them (Cant decide between W&W ACS-EL and W&W ACS15, can't figure out the real difference). but other than that no new pending costs coming my way other than a new set of arrows (not x10, not that good yet)

[@macsek666]

I shoot 3D with my undemanding 120€ barebow with 1.8€/pcs arrows and it's the best combination I ever had. Not always is the expensive one the best for you. Shooting is a fun sport but it is much more than that.

[@treelore7266]

I bought a spool of polyester and some beeswax, I found the rest in some bushes and around a pond.

[@KTBIOM]

I'm sticking to my KTBs. Minimum fuss, for maximum fun.

[@David_randomnumber]

Should be around 200 for the bow and probably another 200 for the rest of the equipment? At least that's around my spending for my Daylite Archery Phoenix. Quite similar to the KTB but a little longer.

[@markbraham5439]

Thank you, I still think archery is cheaper than many other sports. Considering membership fees and equipment. I started with a £350 recurve bow set and over the years replaced/upgraded parts. Probably nearer to £3500 now, don't tell the wife!😂😂😂

[@quarter105]

Nowhere near that figure. Just a basic starter recurve set from Core Archery which costs roughly 300 euro (riser, limbs, bag, string, bowstand, stringer and 4 arrows). Add some additional basic arrows (12 for 50 euro) and some small stuff like quiver, tab, armprotector, spare string, spare nocks, damper, and better button for an additional 150-200 euro. Total is somewhere around the 550 euro. The same riser and limbs are also used at the club by various of the competition archers. With this barebow set I manage to average around the 240-250 points (10*3 arrows at 18 meter on a 60 cm target) which isn't to bad for someone who started just a year ago.

[@billbennett9309]

Most gear does last forever, but worth pointing out that "arrows are consumables"...... Nocks wear out, points get damaged, carbon fibre cannot safely be used once damaged. I bought 24 very nice (but not X10 nice, yikes!) competition arrows 3 years ago for about AUS$300 per dozen. I have broken about 4 arrows per year, so I am now down to my last dozen.

[@lordcarnorjax8599]

Some of your numbers were very conservative. I just added up how much I've spent on all my bow & shooting gear. $5.5KAUD, I don't shoot X10's and don't have the top level Uukha limbs. 😂 I'm a big guy with a long draw & shoot a 74" bow which in turn means I can't buy any old thing off the shelf or only a few different options from more expensive brands are available. I bought a chest guard from Artebo as other brands didn't fit and that very expensive compared to other brands.

[@NUSensei]

Am I being conservative? AU$5500 is about US$3600, so if you add in X10s and top tier limbs, that would be around US$4500 = AU$6800. I priced-matched the common competitive equipment on Lancaster - knowing that most archers didn't necessarily use the most expensive recent models and accessories, but even cutting some corners brings up around US$4500.

[@TobiasHeinzle]

Don’t buy Sanlida -> Jake Jaminski explained why!!!

[@ShimmeringSword]

I think NuSensei covered it too. The gear is good, just a bad marketing strategy.

[@sambo170a]

Sponsorship give a lot to pro archers for the marketing I find funny those expensive kits that can get you nowhere near the gold at 40 yards and the large amount of kit snobs out there a lot of bullshyte

[@APthefirst]

Get your kids into Archery. They will never have money to buy drugs.

[@Australian_Made]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@infrared909]

Very interesting. And indeed, quite a sum of money. So I'm just going to stick to traditional archery. A lot easier, and for me personally, a lot more fun. Will check if I can see an Olympic archery game on tv.

[@leductuanmail]

Welp, $2000 spent for my setup, not including arrows but I think it's the money well spent and worth all the way because I know I will stick with the sport for a long time. P/S: most of them are used equipment but high-end ones

[@ArthurNagae]

In a simple conversion, considering import taxes, the full kit from the video (1 bow, 12 arrows) would cost over 2 years of mininum wage for a brazilian ~US$3,5k = R$19,6k + 96% taxes = R$38,4k BR Minimum wage = R$1,4k x 24 = R$33,6k (obs: 60% of the population lives in minimum wage according to the 2023' census) So it's really a miracle for an athlete like Marcus to rise to the top of the world in this context

[@jeanlefranc3817]

No connection of any sort, but I have been into watches for 10 years before starting archery in 2023. When you can pick truly a very high end full kit for around $3000, believe me, it is affordable. Since there is almost zero maintenance after purchase and it is unlikely a common thug would steal your bow. $ 3000 in watches is not even entry point in luxury pieces.

[@stephengatley8144]

I have 3 Shrewd Revx 32, 15 & 15 they cost more than some peoples bows lol!.

[@laurentmeiller5171]

700 usd is cheap ? i'd call swimming is a cheap sport, or table tennis but not archery i personnaly have a WNS riser, kinetic maple-3K carbon limbs (each 225€), stabilisations, button and arrow-rest from Arc System (180€) and a bag with accessories (100€), 2 arrows sets (100€) well 900€ many people can't afford this just for fun...

[@davidjensen2411]

It would be a shame if you couldn't get the job done with an AUD 1000 bow... Bugger paying the same amount for 12 arrows! 🙄

[@social3ngin33rin]

I think i spent about $2000 like 8yrs ago. Don't tell the wife lol Bowstand is like $50? I wanted a fancy carbon stand.

[@3lb3njy]

I spent around $1,200, for my wns bow plus parts

[@SsgtHolland]

Compare it to top level cycling gear and archery is actually very cheap.

[@mdem5059]

Probably about $2000 AUD right now.

[@lesliecompton4061]

2 bows is the rules

[@danaross7589]

Don't forget another couple hundred dollars for a hard carrying case that'll survive a flight

[@QueenofArgyle2525]

Crap😯

[@tomtolentino7575]

Sadly archery in this particular discipline is viewed as an elitist sport, in which price is no object for those willing to pay for wining, or rather keeping the “ regular archers “ out. Secondly, the politics in archery has gotten so bad, that many have left the sport, and just resort to either doing something else or just make it their own personal hobby.