The humble beginner limb fitting or bolt on bow. Most archers will have tried using one at some point in their lives. For many, this would be the first kind of bow they got a hold of. The first crucial step in the wonderful journey that is Archery. The Core Verve is one such bow. The riser is made of laminated layers of ash, rosewood and walnut dymond woods with aluminum limb pockets. For a bow at this category and price range, it looks beautiful. The color separation of the different wood layers looks stunning.
The grip on the Verve is comfortable and well proportioned. Not as thin as most ILF grips but not too thick that it would hard for younger archers to use. Just the right size.
The profile of the riser is pretty standard for a bow in this class, but the finish somehow makes it look sleeker. You know what they say... vertical stripes are slimming. This bow looks and feels like a premium bow.
The Core Verve has beginner limb fitting or bolt on limbs which means they do not have the same amount of adjustability as with ILF bows. The riser has the standard 5/16 thread front stabilizer mount, 1 Burger hole for a plunger or screw in rest as well as mounting holes for a sight. One feature I like about the Verve is that its shelf is curve which means it can be set up to use wool to shoot off the shelf instead of a rest. This small feature adds a tiny bit of versatility to the bow.
The Core Verve is a snappy bow. The first time a saw it, I thought it would feel like any other beginner bow. A little mushy and sluggish on release. When I saw the limb tips, I was sure this bow would be slow. I was dead wrong. Shots feel quick and crisp with the Verve even at low poundage. The riser itself felt stiff and kinda aggressive. Unlike a lot of other beginner bows, the sight picture on the Verve was not bad at all. It was high enough that I didn’t have any problems when my sight was all the way up. Feedback on this bow is very muted. A little more so compared to other beginner bows I’ve shot.
The one thing I was not a fan of when shooting the bow was the stacking. The Verve limbs are wood core, so stacking is expected but what caught me off guard was how early they stacked. I could clearly feel the weight adding up when I was still in my pre-draw set position. It felt unsettling at first and made me worry that I might break the limbs if I went to full draw. That worry though quickly abated and I started enjoying the simple pleasure of shooting a no frills, simple wooden recurve. The finish and fine details are not perfect, but you’d have to look pretty close to find the flaws.
The Core Verve is a great bow for small kids and beginners on a budget. It looks gorgeous with lines that aren’t even present in most bows in the same class. It is absolutely fun to shoot and is a better representation of archery as opposed to those less expensive plastic or fiberglass bows. If you want to learn and experience archery but can’t invest in an ILF bow yet, the Core Verve is a great place to start your Archery journey. Build it, string it, tie a nocking point and shoot. Simple and fun.
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