man that is a broad question, you may get better response on the bow hunting forum. but here is my 2 cents, find a shop you like, good staff that can get your bow back going when murphy comes for his visit(s)[:@], andhe will[&o], find out what your draw is, basically be "fitted" for a bow, arrows, rest, sights, and a release.then findthe brands you like, a lot of folks here like bowtech, i have owned in my 20+ years of bowhunting, mattews, champion,high country, browning, bear, person, all have been good to great bows, there is also parker, pse, jennings, etc.etc. the list goes on and on. i would go for brand and service as being the basis for my pick, good luck, there are a lot of good bows out there, my reason for suggesting a shop is based purely on the fact that if you by your bow from a good dealer, instead of one of the package deals, the good dealer is more inclined to "keep you in the field"