If it is something that you feel that you may be interested in for a long time. I would not start at the bottom end of the price range for new. Bows depreciate quickly and you can get a used mid range to top end bow, for the price of a brand new bottom end bow. All the bow companies have their "bargin" bow. With a new lower end bow, you will soon be wishing that you had something better and probably be looking into a new bow in the next year or two. There are alot of good used bows out there. Shop around and get an idea of what you want in a bow. Welcome to archery.....................Hang on, its afun ride.