The best advise I got was shoot as many as you can get your hands on. Find one that fits you. Every bow is a little different and everyone has there favorite. Once you find one that you like you can save a lot of money buying it used. There are a lot of people that sell theirs after season to buy the next years model. So you might can find one you like and save a couple of hundred dollars on it by buying it used. Just a thought.