Shoot a bunch of bows and then decide. Beleive me on saying that you may think you want oneparticular bow for some reason and you try another one and say, "Dang this is the bow for me." For me it is the one in my sig.

Plus, you have to create some sort of criteria to start with or you iwll drive yourself nuts.

PaBowhntr stated it perfectly. I started in the $500 or lower price range and as I shot other bows that max number kept climbing until finally it wasn't an issue.

However, I don't think you could go wrong buying just about any bow out there. Get the bow you like best. Not the one that peir pressure tells you to buy and you'll love the bow that much better.