RE: Best Bows
I don't know about price ranges (as I've not been "shopping" for several years)
Don't fall victom to the this "FPS!!! FPS!!!! MY KINGDOM FOR 10FPS!!!" mentality. Any bow made within 5 years will have plenty of power and shoot flat enough. I'd suggest going into the used market. Buy something that someone with the FPS syndrome traded in after one season of hunting. Mathews, Hoyt, Bowtech, Parker, PSE...these are the big names that come to mind. None of them put there name on junk (execpt for some low low end PSE's) and should be safe purchases. Learn/know that longer ATA and taller brace heights will be more forgiving and make an inherently more accurate bow. Proper tuning is a most for an accurate bow. I would also stay away from overdraws...for a beginner I don't feel there a good idea. They, in one sense, bring the brace height to virtually nothing. This usually means a bow that will magnify any mistakes the shooter makes.