a 3D shoot, the first year, for sure, to watch and ask questions. You get to watch form and see what's on the market, even if a lot of it is on the higher side.

Fix the cost of your possible bow early. Stick with it. Many archers, hunt, and never get into the high price market. Some become near professionals. Archers are different; realize that early.

Good luck. Becoming a first time archer is a sentence I wouldn't want to go through again.

And I forgot for the newbies. There is a cost for the new bow. But then you have to add the cost of the rest, the sight, the arrows and on. The new bow is like buying a new automobile. Then after that, you have to buy the four tires, the steering wheel, and the front windshield. It's not just a "bow."