Right now in your novice form, to be honest, it really doesn't matter what you get. Your going to go through transitions of shooting and learning and having the very best or a bargain bow really won't matter much...some but not much.


My suggestion would be to get a decent but not expensive bow to start and learn the fundamental and practice, practice and practice some more. You may even fore go a season until your ready, really ready. At that time you'll have a feel for a bow. Then you can go out and shoot alot of bows and decide what bow feels good to you. That will be hard however being a woman, many shops don't carry alot of bows of all sizes. It's easier for us guys because there is usually a 70 lb bow in a certain draw length or close for us to try out.

Many people choose bows because their buddy shoots it and says it's the best bow in the world, that same buddy never shot anything else and has no idea.

Shops are the same way. In my competitive 3D years I could tell what shop a bow came from by the way it was set up. It's comical.

I'd visit several shops because you'll get different opinions in each shop and then it's hard to determine whose right and who thinks their right. Hopefully you have a well rounded shop in your area and he'll sell you what you need rather than what he thinks he needs to sell you.

Good luck.