Bear Grizzly vs Super Grizzly: What's the Difference?

Join Grizzly Jim from Merlin Archery as he runs us through the differences between the Bear Grizzly and Super Grizzly.

Bear Grizzly 

Fred Bear introduced the Grizzly in 1950 and 70 years later this legendary bow continues to be a popular choice in the traditional archery community. The Grizzly is designed for big performance at a value price, that will go easy on the budget of any archer.

Grizzly Features:

• 58" AMO Length
• Shedua 1-Piece Riser
• Grip Capped with Fiberglass
• Limbs overlaid with clear maple and backed and faced with high-strength black fiberglass
• Crowned, cut-on center arrow shelf with leather side plate and bear hair arrow rest
• Darcon string
• Tips hand crafted and layered with black and white fiberglass
• RH Draw Weights: 30 | 35 | 40| 45 | 50 | 55 | 60
• LH Draw Weights: 35 | 40 | 45 | 50 | 55 

Bear Super Grizzly

The Super Grizzly was available initially in the mid-1970's and after popular demand it was re-introduced in 2011. The Super Grizzly's performance is based, in part, on two layers of lamination in the limbs, creating a better feeling, better shooting bow without hand shock.

Super Grizzly Features:

• 58" AMO Length
• Shedua 2-piece riser with inlaid black accent stripe
• Additional layer of maple laminate in limb construction
• Grip capped with fiberglass
• Double layer maple laminate limbs backed and faced with high-strength black fiberglass
• Crowned, cut-on center arrow shelf with leather side plate and bear hair arrow rest
• Dynaflight 97 Flemish Twist string
• Reinforced tip
• RH Draw Weights: 35 | 40 | 45 | 50 | 55 | 60 | 65
• LH Draw Weights: 35 | 40 | 45 | 50 | 55

Learn more about the Bear Grizzly and Super Grizzly, as Grizzly Jim reviews each bow side by side in the video below.