Hey there....

Ditto on what AusieGuy and Tazman said. You have to get measured for a bow. Take Tazman and myself. If we hooked up and did a hunt sometime, he wouldn' t be able to shoot my bow and I sure as heck wouldn' t be able to shoot his. A bow is personal... A bow is customized and tailored to you' re exact frame and length of pull...

I got into bows 2 seasons ago without ever having launched an arrow before. Let me tell you right now... It was a major learning curve!!! I have a buddy of mine with an old Browning compound bow (he' s righty - I' m lefty). I did the most stupidest thing known to man that one time.... I tried to shoot his righty Browning bow lefty. [] Guess what happend... Oh, I did launch an arrow - but the arrow went about 6 feet left of the target and disappeared into a huge pile of compost beside the target.

So, I got immediately hooked into archery. I went to Dick' s Sporting Goods, I went to Green Top Sporting Goods, here in town. I almost died when I saw the prices of new bows! [] I was a complete newbie and had no idea about draw length, draw weight, etc... so I very politely asked a clerk at Green Top to check my draw length and see what type of bow would be good for me. The guy looked me over (I' m 6' tall, 210lbs) and had me hold my arm straight out. He said, " ...a rough guess, I' d say you' re a " 30" , but let' s check it out" . He handed me a long bow with a permanent dowel rod attached to the string, all measured out in 1/2 inch increments. He got me posed and in proper position and carefully told me to draw back all the way and hold it. Yup.... He was right. the dowel rod said, " 30 in." on the marker. He said I could handle a 65# bow draw weight too. He showed me a Martin lefty bow and showed me how to draw it and then had me carefully draw it. It felt really nice, but I knew right off the bat, there was no way I could afford it at the moment and didn' t feel right, since I was a total newbie. I related it to just getting my drivers license and going out and buying a Ferarri.

Anyway.... Sorry for the long story.... I paid a visit to Ebay. I found a PSE Edge 1000 compound bow that was a 30" draw length and 65# weight and a LEFTY bow!! [8D] I bid on it and won it all for only $65 bucks! BUT... When the bow arrived, I discovered that that was just what I won... A BOW. No sights, no quiver, no arrow rest, no stablizer, no anything. The Ebay guy stripped the bow down to use on another PSE bow. Oh well. I took the bow right up to Green Top and had their archery department check it over, measure it, etc.... and it is setup as 30" draw, and roughly 63# draw weight. It' s true and square and all ready to rock. I just needed " everything" according to the archery department! I spent about $100 bucks getting it totally outfitted and setup with the works. It is a real strong stable bow and a straight shooter. I have the Tru-Glo pins setup for 10 yd, 20 yd, and 30 yd.

Long story short.... Check out Ebay for used bows. You will find a good one like I did!

Butch