The Diamond Atomic has changed very little over the past ten years, and while you probably want to see a little “updating” when you look at adult bows, it’s just fine when youth bows stay the same year-after-year. That’s the case here—the Atomic Youth Bow specs may not have changed too dramatically, but that’s probably a good thing!
- MAKING IT EASY FROM THE START – We didn’t cut any corners with the Atomic from Diamond Archery – it delivers all the engineering of an adult bow in a youth size; Leave the plastic longbows and start your archer off right with the Atomic 1.9 LBS mass weight bow
- EXTREME ADJUSTABILITY – Many bows for kids require a new cam or module to adjust the draw length; With the Atomic rotating modules, you simply remove the module screws, adjust anywhere from 12 to 24″, re-tighten and they are set
- VERSATILITY – To start an archery experience off right, great equipment is half the battle; That is why our extremely adjustable Atomic Youth Compound Bow features 6 to 29 lbs of draw weight and is quickly and easily adjusted to grow as fast as they do
Here’s a run-down, and—if we could make a suggestion—take all these with a grain of salt. Honestly, we look at the specs on a kids’ bow a little differently than we look at the specs on an adult bow. Whereas you need a lot of different features on an adult bow, all you really need to see on a kids bow is that 1) it’s easily adjustable, and 2) it fits them (and that’s where the adjustability factor comes in, because kids can grow pretty quickly).
Brace Height: 6 inches
Bows with longer brace heights are usually more accurate, but this is a kids’ bow, so it’s pretty small, so the brace height can only get so high. 6 inches is pretty decent.
Axle-to-Axle Length: 24 inches
Ditto—the bow is small, so the axle-to-axle length will be small.
Draw Length: 12 to 24 inches
This is where the Atomic stands out—because it’s an adjustable bow, you can vary the draw length from 12 inches to 24 inches. That’s a good range, and that means it’s good for kids up to about 5-feet tall—right about the time they’re ready for a more grown-up bow.
Draw Weight: 6 to 29 pounds
This is the other feature that really makes the Atomic stand out. You can vary the draw weight from 6 to 29 inches, which is right about the range at which a youth will shoot. And, because it’s adjustable, you can up the poundage as they get older and stronger. And, by the way—29 pounds is not too shabby. We know some adults who happily shoot with a draw weight of 29 pounds!
IBO Speed: 191 Feet per Second
This doesn’t really matter too much—FPS is more important if you’re going bowhunting, and this is not a hunting bow.
Mass Weight: 1.9 pounds
This is another feature we like a lot. Adult bows can get heavy—the lighter ones are about 3 pounds, and even those can weigh you down after a few minutes of practice—so it’s nice to see a nice, light option for our younger archers.
Let-off: 80%
This is actually fantastic, and 80% is pretty fantastic even for a high-end adult bow. A high let-off is included so that kids will be a little more comfortable at full draw, and that can also be a safety feature—kids who aren’t straining at full draw may be less likely to let off an arrow by mistake.
All in all, these features add up to what is, in our opinion, a fantastic bow for kids and youths. As they say on the Diamond website, this isn’t the bow you had at camp as a kid, and that’s certainly true of our experience—in retrospect, the bows we had as kids were awful! There’s a lot of care and design put into the Atomic, and we consider it one of the top performers for bows in the “Youth” category.
We give the Diamond Atomic a “thumbs up,” and if you’d like to read more, you can check out our Diamond Atomic Youth Bow review.
- MAKING IT EASY FROM THE START – We didn’t cut any corners with the Atomic from Diamond Archery – it delivers all the engineering of an adult bow in a youth size; Leave the plastic longbows and start your archer off right with the Atomic 1.9 LBS mass weight bow
- EXTREME ADJUSTABILITY – Many bows for kids require a new cam or module to adjust the draw length; With the Atomic rotating modules, you simply remove the module screws, adjust anywhere from 12 to 24″, re-tighten and they are set
- VERSATILITY – To start an archery experience off right, great equipment is half the battle; That is why our extremely adjustable Atomic Youth Compound Bow features 6 to 29 lbs of draw weight and is quickly and easily adjusted to grow as fast as they do
