Just recieved my Samick Sage from Lancaster archery. The delivery was much faster for a backorder than I ever expected. Kudos to you folks at Lancaster. I put my Sage together last night and looked the bow over good . The limbs looked great. How ever the finishing touches on the riser was alittle less than I expected. The wood could have been smoother (Lots of divets Pocks) The brass Inserts could have been done a little better . Looks like It was a rush job.Thats the only thing negative about it. Other than that a great bow for your hard earned dollar.

(Posted on 5/3/12)

Very impressed with the overall performance and price value. Tested a 50# . 4 out of 7 were in the bull at 15yds. Very minor hand shock. How do you go wrong for $129.98 ? I just took back a $200.00 Martin x-150 because I couldn't get rid of the hand shock. This bow may not be as pretty but the preformance can't be beat for your hard earned dollars. I am hunting with this bow and wanted to get a little more yardage ,Hence the 50#.

(Posted on 5/2/12)

I purchased this bow LH, 35lbs about 2 months ago. I have a 30+" draw, so I'm pulling around 40lbs. Started off shooting with a rest, but have changed to off the shelf. Very good entry level bow, that shots like a much higher priced bow. Very consistent, smooth, quiet bow. If you can net one, buy it. You won't regret it.

(Posted on 4/13/12)

Nothing i can add to the prior reviews. Decided to review to add another good review to the overall number as this bow is great! Only complaint is that the handgrip could use some more contouring as it is a little blocky.

(Posted on 4/12/12)

After surgery shoulder, I sold my $1000 custom recurve. The next year, my shoulder was healing so I bought a 40lb. Samick Sage. To my surprise, the Sage shot every bit as well as the custom. Perhaps the finish is not up to that of a custom, but the function certainly is. The draw is smooth and even (no stacking). I plan to buy heavier limbs for this bow as my shoulder strength progresses. The ONLY reason the Sage should be considered a beginner bow is the price. I don't use accessories like sights, or bow quivers or stabilizers, but if I did, the Sage is already drilled to accept them. It's the best buy in traditional archery.

(Posted on 4/8/12)

The bow is everything I had heard ,fast ( after stringing w/ FF) well made,for the money a better deal doesnt exist.However, the 58" FF( DynaFlight, Fast Flight ect) gives a brace height that is way too high.The dacron string that came with the bow is marked 58.46 " .That is perfect for the bow as it will stretch to 59".Guys AMO on a recurve is 3" .. not 4 " consequently the 58" FF string you guys sold me extra gives a brace height well over an inch higher than recommended at 81/4 "max.

(Posted on 4/7/12)

I have a sage 60# 60 is a little over kill for whitetail but I love it I killed a diamond back and used the snake skin to wrap the front of the limbs it looks great I put a pair of limb saver vibration stopers felt limb pads where the string hits the limb and beaver fur string silencers my sage is as guiet and shoots as good as any one could want and with my upgrades it looks like a much more exspesive bow I shoot gold tip traditional arrows with 125 fieldpoints my arrows are about 11 dolars a piece but a good arrow makes the bow shoot so much better I recomend this bow for everyone

(Posted on 2/18/12)

for a great bow. i recently accuired a 45# sage. and i must say, this bow is great! i've "Been around" archery and recuve bows for a while now. i may soon order another set of limbs for it.

i shoot three fingers under; all i had to do was set the nock set height and bracing height and shoot. the bow surprised me very pleasantly by being very accurate and very quiet.

i would not hesitate to recommend this bow to any level of archer/bowhunter. i wish i had obtained one sooner!

(Posted on 2/11/12)

For the price ? i thing its a awesome bow, cant find anything as good for what you pay for the sage. I'm shooting with my friends head to head with predators, hoyt etc and the sage performs as well. Totally recomended.

(Posted on 2/3/12)

I've been shooting with this bow for 2 weeks now and it's great! As good as any of the higher priced rentals I've been using. A word of warning to your Canadian buyers though, there will be an extra $25 in tax added to ship it here. Well worth the money, even with that added in.

(Posted on 1/30/12)

Although the quality of the bow seems good enough, I'm disappointed that in the box were the 2 limbs, riser, and a string - nothing else. No instructions at all on how to install the limbs, how to string the bow (no bow stringer included), how to set it up, how to tune it, or how to maintain it. In fact there isn't a single scrap of paper in the box !
I can't recommend this bow to a new shooter (like myself) as i've now had to order a stringer, nocks, etc as well as find out from others how to set it up.

Poor documentation from Samick.

(Posted on 1/26/12)

We got two 35#, one for my 65 year old dad and one for myself. I can shoot this bow all day and my dad has a great time with it too.

I was pleasantly surprised to see it was ready to go for a sight/quiver/stabilizer/sling. The string was already served. I put a little bear paw fur on the arrow rest and it shoots very straight.

Thanks Lancaster and Samick!

(Posted on 1/3/12)

I'm a woman with smallish hands and this bow has been just great so far. Lovely grip and weight. I got the 25# and haven't upgraded anything yet.

(Posted on 11/30/11)

This is my first recurve bow and I am really impressed at the quality for this price. I have probably shot it 3,000+ times with no problems. I am learning instinctive, so I set it up with a bear hair shelf rest and a stone mountain flemish twist string. I am completely happy with it.

(Posted on 11/8/11)

I bought this bow when it first came out in #35 because my shoulder was sore from shooting my #45 bows. I have been so happy with this bow I ordered #40 limbs and plan on getting another riser soon. I rarely shoot those other bows anymore. The grip fits my hand perfectly and this bow shoots great!

(Posted on 10/30/11)

Bought the 55# and love it. very accurate bow. Got the new string and set my brace height to about 8 to 8 1/2. Shoots carbons very flat and fast using a small flipper rest and a plunger. All purchased from Lancaster Archery. Had to tighten the limb bolts quite a bit though. The bow is a pleasant surprise to any archer. Makes me want another Samick!

(Posted on 10/28/11)

I have shot thousands of arrows through this so called beginner bow. It has as nice a feel as any recurve I have ever shot, most of these were worth hundreds more than my samick. If you want to give traditional archery a try without spending a small fortune, this is your bow.

(Posted on 10/24/11)

I've been shooting this 40# Sage for 1 year now. It was my 1st bow. I have since added a 40# Martin Stick & a vintage 52# Browning Nomad Staker to my collection. So with 3 bows to my name it's the Sage which is most often in my hand. I find the draw smooth & consistent with no hand shock. I customized the grip using a rasp and sand paper so I might better imitate the hand position suggested by Fred Asbell. I decreased the diameter of the hand grip at the thumb, index & middle finger position, this accomplished two things; 1. I'm able to hold the bow on a cant with just thumb and two fingers there by keeping my wrist & arm on much the same plane. 2. The top of my hand is now directly under and closer to the arrow shelf. Then of course I refinished it with 3 coats of polyurethane and it looks Marvelous! I’m still fussing with the brace height currently I’m at 81/4. The bow does make a little noise but I recently put on ‘brush buttons’ and 80% of the string noise is gone. I’m new to sport but I think I Really lucked out with the Sage being my 1st bow. If you want to read an expert analysis of this bow go to PeteWard.com

(Posted on 8/30/11)

Awesome bow to transition from a compound to traditional archery. Nicely built, very little hand shock. Buy a quality flemish twist string and add some silencers and it is ready to hunt. Can't go wrong for the price.

(Posted on 8/7/11)

The finish was good quality and looks great. The bow was easy to string without a stringer.
if you are hesitant because of the price, get one its worth it.

(Posted on 8/4/11)

I have shot expensive custom made bows that didn't shoot one bit better than this one. I can shoot this bow as good as a lot of guy's I know shooting $800.00 custom bows. I was apprehensive about the price at first, the usual thinking...inexpensive can't mean good, but I gave it a shot and I'm very happy with it. Even though it's reffered to as a "beginners bow", I do not think of it that way. This is a bow you can shoot with just for fun or hunt with it with as much confidence as any Traditional bow out there. It has a much better grip (smaller)than the other Samicks I have shot (Spikeman & SHB) and once you do a few things, string silencers, better string, padding under the limbs, it's just as quiet as any other out there. For the price, you simply can't go wrong.

(Posted on 7/27/11)

Excellent bow quality for a great price. I wouldn't have been able to begin shooting traditional archery without finding this bow!

(Posted on 7/17/11)

Great bow with a fantastic price for this quality. Being a newbie I could start light and buy new limbs if I wanted to. It has all of the bushings ready for plungers and stabilizers etc. Basically an ideal beginner bow for an adult who wants to grow.

(Posted on 7/13/11)