I don' t really know when it' s a time to get a new bow. I have a friend of mine that has an old late 70' s/early 80' s style Browning compound bow, and it still shoots fine. He' s seen the $600 Parkers out there and can' t justify spending that much on a bow. Besides, he' s an " occasional hunter" nowadays and doesn' t get out in the woods up in a stand as much as he used to.

For me, I have an " Ebay special" .... [&:] Two seasons ago I got a PSE Edge 1000 series lefty compound bow for $65 bucks. 30" draw, 65# draw weight, but the guy on Ebay stripped it down for the auction. So, when I won the auction for a bow - that' s just it - I got A bow.... No sights, no rest, no quiver, no anything. I remember bringing it right to Green Top Sporting Goods here in town and they went all over it and checked it over. It' s was true and square according to them, and it cost me about $100 bucks to get it fully outfitted and ready to go. It' s still a great shooter and I have it setup with 10yd, 20yd, and 30yd, pins and can hit the center bullseye from 30 yards (most of the time) .

I plan on keeping this PSE Edge 1000 bow for a long time.

Butch