Ed's right. I had the pleasure of shooting with his youngest son Ben, 11, today. He shot with us men without his dad or older brother Jake and shot very well and was a pleasure to shoot with.

I started my grandaughters out at the age of 3 and 4.

I started both my kids as soon as they could stand. I would sit on a bucket with them between my legs. I would help them hold the bow and then they would draw it after I knocked the arrow. It took about 2 weeks and then my son was shooting on his own. He is now 3 and  is shooting my first bow which is a Ben Person fiberglass recurve. He will shoot for an hour a day. It keeps him out of moms hair.
He and I just got back from a golf shoot with my dad (grandpa).

My daughter is on the same path. I just started her shooting earlier this year.

Mine turns 3 tomorrow and has been shooting for 9 months.  

This age they shoot 10 arrows and be done.  Let them dictate to an extent or risk losing them

I started my son when he was 5 or 6 with a little Martin 15 pound recurve. He'll be 17 in a couple weeks.

Any age is fine.

My one year old had a little wood bow from the toy store (string removed - choking hazard)  No arrows.

At two he got a cheap $20.00 bow & suction cup arrows.  Actually could shoot it.

At 3 he received a custom made longbow.  A gift from a friend.  He didn't really shoot it till 4: 12# @ 20" but the real deal.

Now he is 7 and we just ordered a LB from Mad dog archery.

Whatever the age there is a perfect bow.  In his mind he is shooting with Dad or in this case, Grandpa.

Enjoy!

I started all mine by 3 my grandson is now 6 and he'll fling arrows until your arms fall off. My granddaughters also shoot just not as often they are15,12,10,9 8,6,6,5 and I'm getting ready to start a 3 year old. It was a great way to get my sons back into the sport also.