You are right this is good information. I'm going to go shoot a few Thundersticks this weekend and then we are going to a traditional shop in Sand Lake that has a lot of variety of used and new bows. I really like the longbow I shot and I talked to Jim Reynold maker of Thundersticks today and you can't help but like the guy. I don't think 475.00-525.00 is out of line for my first one. I do agree, I have no idea in the end what will be the perfect fit for me so spending 1000.00 isn't something I want to do until I'm in to it a few years. I'm going to take my time and see what's out there. I'm sure the next issue will be what arrow works best in it....what a fun problem!!!