Im anxiously awaiting the arrival of my first bow. With a whole lot of debate, settled on the mission craze. I'm petite and have no idea what my draw length/weight is going to be as I haven't even held a bow since hunter's safety 4 years ago. What im wondering, is what types of sights,rests....... work well with this particular bow as well as for newbs. also, ive heard a lot of debate on using rear sights. some people hate them (esp peeps) should i start with/without one and avoid a peep if i do? I hear a lot of good things about truglo sights. Any insight as to what model would be great for starting out?

Lol thanks! any other suggestions?

Here's a link to the bow you purchased:

http://missionarchery.com/product/craze/

You never mentioned if you purchased the bow through a local shop or via mail order. Either way, you'll need to enlist the help of a local shop to set it up for you correctly. Your draw length will more than likely be set correctly if you use the following formula: wingspan divided by 2.5. Your wingspan is fingertip-to-fingertip measurement of outstretched arms. As for draw weight, start with whatever weight you can comfortably draw while seated in a chair with your feet off the floor. If you have to point the bow to the sky to draw, the poundage is too high. You should be able to draw the bow in a level position. I highly recommend using a peep sight, especially for a beginning archer. Some peeps use a piece of rubber tubing attached to the bow to align them, but I prefer the ones that do not (Meta, etc.)

Congratulations on your purchase, and welcome to the world of archery.

Although it's already been explained, here's a helpful diagram for draw length:



There's also some great tips in here if you haven't seen it:
New to archery?


Always great to have another shooter! Welcome to the club and hope to see you around.

FINALLY got it LOL its been backordered since before xmas the bow guys at my local shop are pretty excited about helping me set it up

Same here xcept for the unusual 41 high for today im not even going to set it up for at least a couple months yet

My buddy spraypaints his chevy orange for snowchery.

Old thread, but as far as measuring wingspan, do it standing up against a wall. Stand near a corner, extend your finger tip to the corner and then measure on the wall where the other fingertip lands. Hold your arms out straight, but relaxed, without stretching.

Because if you use the tape measure on your body, the tape will curve around you and will read longer than you really are.

Then you can divide by 2.5 like said, or even better, subtract 15 inches from your wingspan and then divide by 2.

For example 65 inch wingspan - 15 inches = 50 inches. 50 inches / 2 = 25 inch draw length. Whereas the the divide by 2.5 method will say you have a 26 inch draw length. When in doubt, go with the shorter draw length. You only lose or gain 10 fps of arrow speed per inch of draw. Better to have a slightly slower arrow that you can hit the bullseye consistently with than a slightly faster arrow that you struggle with because your draw length is a touch too long.