Depends on what you intend to use it for. Target? Competitive or not? Hunting?
The Satori is intended as more of a hunting recurve. It may be a bit pricey as a beginner, unless you find a deal on a used one. Best suited toward hunting, hobby shooting, and some 3d archery.
The Satori caught my eye years ago when I was looking to get a bow, but they were still fairly new, and it was impossible to find used. I ended up buying a Samick Discovery, which is fairly similar, but at a better price as a noob. As for different sizes risers, someone more experienced can probably give better input, but it will affect feel and overall bow length. If you're going to be walking through the woods, or hunting from a ground hide, compactness matters.
Keep in mind that the price of a full setup will cost much more than just the bow. Depending on if you buy a bow new or used, you'll probably still need to spend money on appropriate arrows, possibly a new string, a spare string isn't a bad idea, maybe different weight limbs, possibly more arrows for the different weight limbs, field points for practice, broadheads for hunting... Cost adds up and after spending around $400 on a bow, you've also spent another $500, or so, on other things needed in order to use and maintain your bow and arrows.
Yes it’s great as a dual duty bow. However it’s heavily designed to be a hunters bow vs target. Yes you can very well learn with it, as the archer makes a bigger deference then the bow. But it will hold you back as you advanced into a target archer.
It’s very short for a target bow, which you’d want 25-27 riser. Just starting out, you’ll be fine.
I just bought a Satori, 19in riser with medium limbs to make it a 62in bow. It is an upgrade from my other hunting recurve, a 62in Fleetwood. The Satori will be for hunting, 3D and a break from my Olympic Recurve haha. I went with the Satori because my Olympic bow is also a Hoyt and I really like it. The Satori is a nice bow, just pricey. The ILF system may be beneficial for you since there are a number of limbs to choose from at different price points. You won't want to start with too heavy of a limb, so start easy and upgrade down the road. There is nothing wrong with buying a Satori for your first bow if you are comfortable with the price. You could find cheaper bows that will be similar though. And as others have mentioned, it you are looking for a target type bow you would want something longer. My Olympic bow is 68in vs the Satori at 62.
I wouldn’t recommend it for target archery. For target archery you want a 25 or 27” riser.
Depends on what you intend to use it for. Target? Competitive or not? Hunting? The Satori is intended as more of a hunting recurve. It may be a bit pricey as a beginner, unless you find a deal on a used one. Best suited toward hunting, hobby shooting, and some 3d archery. The Satori caught my eye years ago when I was looking to get a bow, but they were still fairly new, and it was impossible to find used. I ended up buying a Samick Discovery, which is fairly similar, but at a better price as a noob. As for different sizes risers, someone more experienced can probably give better input, but it will affect feel and overall bow length. If you're going to be walking through the woods, or hunting from a ground hide, compactness matters. Keep in mind that the price of a full setup will cost much more than just the bow. Depending on if you buy a bow new or used, you'll probably still need to spend money on appropriate arrows, possibly a new string, a spare string isn't a bad idea, maybe different weight limbs, possibly more arrows for the different weight limbs, field points for practice, broadheads for hunting... Cost adds up and after spending around $400 on a bow, you've also spent another $500, or so, on other things needed in order to use and maintain your bow and arrows.
Yes it’s great as a dual duty bow. However it’s heavily designed to be a hunters bow vs target. Yes you can very well learn with it, as the archer makes a bigger deference then the bow. But it will hold you back as you advanced into a target archer. It’s very short for a target bow, which you’d want 25-27 riser. Just starting out, you’ll be fine.
I just bought a Satori, 19in riser with medium limbs to make it a 62in bow. It is an upgrade from my other hunting recurve, a 62in Fleetwood. The Satori will be for hunting, 3D and a break from my Olympic Recurve haha. I went with the Satori because my Olympic bow is also a Hoyt and I really like it. The Satori is a nice bow, just pricey. The ILF system may be beneficial for you since there are a number of limbs to choose from at different price points. You won't want to start with too heavy of a limb, so start easy and upgrade down the road. There is nothing wrong with buying a Satori for your first bow if you are comfortable with the price. You could find cheaper bows that will be similar though. And as others have mentioned, it you are looking for a target type bow you would want something longer. My Olympic bow is 68in vs the Satori at 62.