Marky Sparky Faux Bow

by Marky Sparky

Product Features

• Latex and Phthalate Free
• Shoots missiles over 100?
• Faux Black Ebony handle from the Faux Forest of Southern India and Sri Lanka
• Faux Titanium Quiver holds up to three extra missiles

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 18.2 x 13 x 2.5 inches ; 7 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B002HMBWX8
• Item model number: 61001
• Our recommended age: 8 years and up
• Manufacturer recommended age: 8 - 15 years
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #35,174 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
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• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

A wonderfully, amazing alternative to a bow and arrow. Our high quality, latex and phalate free toy has the feel of a real bow in your hands. Nothing high tech here, just good plain fun. It feels good in your hands and gives you the feel of loading a real bow when you put our foam missiles in the bow and pull back. Relaxing your fingers on the "slip roller" allows the missiles to fly at amazing speeds and impressive distances.

Product Description

The Faux Bow from Marky Sparky is the new bow and arrow toy that is completely fake - except for its fun, high-flying performance. This Bow and arrow set includes 3 soft foam arrows, a spinning finger grip to reduce friction and allow for quick release, and a built-in arrow holder. Arrows can fly over 100 feet!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

52 of 52 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars for foam arrows this set is most like real archery, September 22, 2009

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KP (West Lafayette, IN) - See all my reviews

= Durability:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:3.0 out of 5 stars 

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We sure did a lot of searching trying to find something like a real shaped bow, but with foam-tipped arrows for our soon-to-be-8-year-old. Seems like most of the bow & arrow toys shoot multiple arrows (lame!), or fire from a trigger. This toy seemed to be the closest we could come.

Wow! It really does fly. My husband was pretty impressed at how fast and far it could fire the foam arrows! The posture required is similar to real archery, so that was fun. We sure enjoyed playing and aiming for different targets. We were always cautious however to immediately retrieve the arrows since the arrows could be easily damaged by being stepped on.

However, one week after his birthday, we had a party with his friends, and one reckless guest broke- not the arrows- but a part of the bow. We didn't see how it happened, but it appeared the guest was standing over the bow and pushing it into the ground, thereby breaking one of the red flexible ends of the bow. I called the company to see if I could order replacement parts. The customer service was very friendly and sent me the replacement part right away, no charge! So glad we can continue to have fun with this new toy! Best archery toy we could find!

20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great concept, as advertised, December 28, 2009

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Frodo Baggins (The Shire) - See all my reviews

= Durability:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Marky Sparky Faux Bow (Toy)

This bow is impressive - the arrows really blast off the bow with a nice audible "poof" sound. It's strong enough to leave a sting short range, and the arrows fly straight and level. I took it outside and flexed it all the way and it really sailed. It's advertised as going up to a hundred feet. I didn't measure it, but it was a good distance.
One strange feature is the blue "quiver" that holds the other two arrows while not in use. the weird thing about is that you have to squeeze the arrows out of shape to get them in and while they're clipped in, the shaft of the arrow remains squeezed out of shape, so that the arrows will not stay perfectly cylindrical if you use the clip. But so far I can't detect that this has affected the performance of the arrows' flights. It just seems a bit odd that the clip is too small for the arrows. But we're still going with five stars because everything works fine. it has kept my 8 year old very entertained. Highly recommend.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bow and "arrow", September 10, 2010

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Meemaw - See all my reviews

= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

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My 7 year old grandson went absolutely bonkers over this toy. He had no problem adjusting to it. My only "criticism" is that I felt it should come with more "arrows", so I bought additional ones.