buying my first bow
 

I'm going to buy my first bow this week and was wanting some help from you all. I was wondering what brands to avoid, and what I should let the guy sell me and not sell me in the sence of acccesories, sights and what nots. All info would be greatly appreciated.

RE: buying my first bow
 

I think most companies are making pretty good bows today. It depends on what your budget is. My budget was pretty low so I looked at the Reflex Buckskin and the Diamond Rapture and was really suprised at how well both bows shot. I realy liked the Rapture and went to get one but stumbled into a 2004 Bowtech on clearanceso I got it. If $$ is not an option both the Mathews Switchback and Hoyt Vtech are both really sweet shooters. Just shoot all the bows you can and get what you shoot best.

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I'd shoot as many different kinds of bows that you can in your price range and choose what feels best to you. Make sure you are properly fitted, and dont buy what they push on you, get what feels best. Good luck!

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DONT BUY THE FIRST ONE YOU SEE!!! check out as many as you can and shoot as many as you can.This is the place to come for advice. Im also pretty new to archery and i made the mistake of getting a bow that i didnt know anything about and didnt research and in a year i had to buy a new bow. If you want advice tell these guys your price range and how much you want to spend on extras. Hope i helped you.

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Go to the local achery pro shop and shoot as many bows as you can then decide which one fits you better. Things tho look at in a bow are, speed, forgiveness, accuracy, reliability. You can and should ask 100s of questions to the guy working the pro shop. Good Luck with your decision!

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Go to your local shop (or three) and test shoot every bow that interests you and is in your price range. Don'tjust try the fastest either, but shoot a variety. Loosing 15-20fps in IBO speed isn't the end of theworld if the bowfits you like a glove and you shoot it well. If possible, have a couple differenttechs measure your draw length and err on the shorter side.Being 1/2"too short is far better thanbeing 1/2" too long because the 3-5fps you gain by having atoo long draw length isn't worth anything when your form sucks and you can't hit anything. Once you are sure you know yourcorrect draw length make sure the the bows you test are set up for yourdraw length.If the draw length is wrong youwill not get an accurate "feel" for the bow.It's also a goodidea to have what type or release (if any) you plan on using and shoot withone similar. If the archeryshop isn't willing to go the extramile to set up eachbow right, then you might want toconsider lookingelsewhere, just don't waste their time with bows youknow you can't afford.

As far a accessories go, I'd recommend goingwith a drop-away style rest.I really love my Muzzy Zero Effect and think that it's the best rest available, but theTrophy Takeris a good rest for less money.Be willing to spend money on your sight too, at least$50.Single pin adjustable ormultiple pins is your choice. I like my single pin HHA Optimiser 5500.Bright pinsanddurable construction is what you want. Copper John Dead Nuts sights are a good value. You'll need a release, and I'd suggest a string loop, a peep sight, and a stabilzer and ifthe bow you pickdoesn't come with them, string and limb silencers. Really the sky's the limit. Just look over the accessories and consider what you want out of them and what you want to spend. I've found that if you go to a good shop the guys will answer your questions and steer you toward the best stuff for your purpose and setup. If you want to really know the guys opinion, find out what he has on his bow(s).

Good luck and happy shopping.

Mike

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I really don't have a budget set on this endeavour, but would like to keep everything all said and done under $1000.00 dollars. I'm already an avid gun hunter with a nice collection of those. But I would like to make this a one time purchase and not regret that I did'nt buy somthing a little better.

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buy either a hoyt or a mathews everthing else is junk.

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Why? I'msure thatyours is an informed opinion with experience and evidence to back it up, right?

Mike

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I'm betting you haven'tshot much. They are both nice bows but from far from being best.Just the most heavily advertised. I guess if you like slow heavy over priced bows, those two brands will fit you fine.