I see someone mentioned Merlin. I was going to ask if you have looked into bows from your side of the pond. Merlins are AWESOME bows if they fall in your price range. They are a bit pricey and hard to get over here though. They use some technology from Hoyt and Darton. And the craftsmanship on them is top notch. The ones I have seen are closer to works of art than your typical production bow you would get from here. I am sure there are other archery companies around there as well. From what I understand archery is pretty popular in Europe.

That being said the bowtech Equalizer is hard to beat for a small archer. The reflex line is a pretty good bargains too. And some of the Parker packages are great as far as price goes.

The problem you are going to have is service and support with not having a shop in your area. It would be great if you could find someplace local, or someone that could help you out. We can help you out here, but you will really need first hand experience for set up and help with proper form.

As much as I hate to say this, I think you should look for a forum with more people from your area. They might be able to give you some insight to what might be around you.

I honestly feel you would be better off driving 2 or 3 hours to a shop than ordering one off from the internet.

I think archery talk has some members from overseas. We have a few actually, you just don't see them that much.

Where exactly are you from? Maybe some of us can help you search.

And the sad thing is 500 US dollars for a completely set up bow is getting pretty hard to pull off now a days. Especially when you consider you live in another country. On the upside there really are not that many "bad" bows out right now. They will all function just fine and should last quite a long time if you take care of them. And even the really cheap ones are better than what the top of line bows were 10 or 15 years ago.

My opinions anyway.

Paul