Jerry, everybody will have a different reccomendation.
Personally, I shoot a Buck Saber, a really nice bow for about $200.
Most spend more than that.
The best advice I can give you is to go to the largest sporting goods store you're willing to drive to, something like Bass Pro Shops, ect, and give them your price range. Try as many bows as you can, and see which ones feel the most comfortable to you.
All bows feel a little different, and offer different pro's and con's. You have to decide for yourself. Try a few out, then utilize the technical forum on this site for opinions and advicce. A little reading over there should give you a lot of information on various models, but you are the one who has to decide what works best for you within your budget. Jus about any well known manufacturer makes bows that shoot better then the person behind it ever could. After all, a bow is a machine, and will shoot the exact same every time, it's how that machine fits you that determines how good you will be.
No shortcuts, you have to try a few for yourself.
Any of the popular brands will shoot better than any beeginning archer is capable of, so it's hard to go terribly wrong, as long as you get one that fits your draw lenght, and I can't stress enough how important that is, and your shooting style.


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