Samick Sage
Good
Ranked #4 of 7 traditional recurve bows
$149.98
The Samick Sage is the bow that taught a generation to shoot traditional — the default first takedown, now built by Galaxy Archery after the Samick line changed hands. A laminated Dymondwood-and-maple riser, hard-maple limbs faced in black fiberglass, FastFlight-compatible tips, and a 25-to-55 lb ladder you climb by swapping limbs on the same riser. It's not the cheapest or the widest-ranging anymore — the Spyder undercuts it on both — but the Sage is the reference the others are measured against, and its parts ecosystem is enormous.
Standout feature: The genre's reference beginner takedown — the bow every other budget recurve gets compared to.
The verdict
The Samick Sage earns a CareScore of 64.2/100 (good), ranking #4 of 7 traditional recurve bows we’ve scored at $149.98. The genre's reference beginner takedown — the bow every other budget recurve gets compared to.
Scored by the published CareScore v1.1.0 methodology from manufacturer specs, June 2026.
Pros
- The traditional-takedown standard, with the biggest aftermarket limb and part supply
- 25–55 lb ladder, swap limbs on one riser as you grow
- FastFlight-compatible phenolic-reinforced tips
- Comes complete with B-50 Dacron string, rest, and nockset
Cons
- Undercut on both price and draw-weight range by the Spyder that copies it
- Mass weight and brace window aren't published by the maker
- It's the riser that's laminated wood — the phenolic is only in the limb tips, despite frequent mislabeling
CareScore breakdown
How the 64.2/100 was built. Each spec is normalised to a 0–100 quality score, then weighted.
Data note: Now made/sold as the Galaxy Sage (Samick line acquired by Galaxy Archery); listed under 'Samick Sage,' the name buyers search. Price $149.98, 62 in, two-piece takedown, 25–55 lb @28 in, laminated Dymondwood/oak/maple riser (NOT phenolic — only the limb tips are), hard-maple/black-fiberglass limbs, FastFlight tips, B-50 string, RH/LH all verified on galaxyarchery.com + Lancaster. Mass weight and brace height are unpublished on the maker's pages — left null rather than pulled from an unsourced listing.
Full specifications
| Street Price | $149.98 |
|---|---|
| Lightest Draw Offered | 25 lb |
| Heaviest Draw Offered | 55 lb |
| AMO Bow Length | 62" |
| Mass Weight | — |
| Construction | Takedown |
| Brace Height Window | — |
| Handedness | Both |
| Warranty | Unpublished |
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