I was in the market for a replacement for my older PSE compound bow, while not wanting to spend a great amount of money. After many hours of research and You-Tube vids., I chose the Salinda Dragon X9 bow. It's the newest updated version of the Dragon X8, which has the distinction of being the best selling bow sold by Amazon. It's far exceeded my expectations. It came via 2 day shipping in a factory sealed box that was very well packaged for protection. Upon opening and after inspection, I used the included allen wrenches to change the draw length and weight to my prefered settings. Easy and fast using the instruction booklet packaged with bow. Two You-Tube vids. with the X9 punched in search, also show detailed unpacking along with set-up and right thru shooting first arrows. The package comes with a good quality case and a dozen good quaility arrows and quick detach quiver. The rest of the accessories are pretty much standard quality for these bow packages. After a few practicing arrows, I was shooting groups as tight as I've ever been able to do. This with-out any super tuneing was very impressive. While selling for a budget price, this bow's build quality, materials and shootability are at a much higher level. Also important to mention are my dealings with the customer service team. I had a few questions before and after purchase and received over night replies at all times. I also received a replacement arrow rest via 2 day delivery, to deal with the included rest that has interference with shooting the included arrows. Not a problem with my 500 grain, 28 inch arrows though. Final thoughts are that the Salind X9 is the very option among the many available at anywhere near this price and even above.

Incredible value. Solid shooter and accurate, Easy to assemble aND tune.

My Sanlida Dragon 9 arrived packed well in the box but the box that it was packed in was a disappointment. It was to large and there was no packing to keep it firm in that box. I was expecting damage however thanks to Sanlida's tight plastic insert and tight fitting box it survived the trip.
There was some adjustments to be made straight out of the box like the peep sight was twisted wrong and the peep sight hole is to large but that may be a personal choice. The release works well with no problems so far after only 400 arrows shot. The allen wrenches are brittle so I hope you have an extra set.
The bow is fairly quiet and the accuracy is great once you tune it to your preference. I recommend it and plan to have a wonderful hunting trip this coming deer season.

The bow is really good. I was pleasantly surprised by the quality. The arrows don't work on the bow with the included rest. The fletchings extend into the bristles and the arrows come off of the nocks when the bow is drawn. They may work with a drop away rest. The sight is good, the quiver probably won't work with fixed blade broadheads. The other accessories are fine for the price.
Customer service is very good and responds quickly via email. Hopefully the arrow issue will be fixed soon.

Honestly, this is a fantastic bow for the price, and will do 80% of what top of the line compound bows will do. Yes, you can hunt with this bow. Yes, it's great for target shooting. Yes, if you're just getting into archery and want a bow to get started with, this is it.

There are other bow out there that are better, but that's not a reason to not buy this bow. If you know you want the 95th percentile bow, this is not the bow to get. This is the compound bow for the casual, or the fiscally conservative, or the beginner.

This bow is a very slight upgrade to the X8, the main difference being the arrows supplied. The arrows with the X8 are good up to around 30 lbs draw. The arrows with the X9 are good all the way to 70 lbs. With the price of good arrows, it makes sense to get the X9 unless you have a bunch of good arrows or you know you won't be pulling over 30 lbs (a kid is shooting), then get the X8.

This bow will shatter cheap arrows (like any other compound) at high draw weight.