Will be buying my first bow in a few days. I know that I need my " draw " length measured , but are there any other important details to consider ?
I dont have the cash for a Parker or Matthews ( just bought a new 7mm mag )
and was looking to spend less than $300. Any advice is appriciated.

My best advice is to find a bow that is the right draw and poundage for you at a good proshop and shot it if possible and if he won't let you shot it find a differant proshop that will let you shot the bow before you buy it tell him the price range you are looking for but a little higher than you plan to spend say 400 in your case than ask him if he has a carry over from last year that is simaler to it and who knows he might have one and you can usually get a carry over cheaper than a new 2004 bow good luck

I bought a PSE Nova last year, and it's been an excellent bow. I've heard others reccomend it around this site as a good **beginner/starting** bow. I'm not certain, but I wanna say that it cost me around $270 for the bow.


EDIT:
I went and found the receipt to the bow, and it was only $179 before accessories...which make me like my PSE Nova even more

a couple of bows i saw that looked pretty decent with sights, rest, quiver, peep, n a factory installed nock set were the browning avalanche II fromThe Sportsmans Guide and the browning buckmark from Cabelas both pretty nice bows and the buckmark from cableas comes with 4 carbon arrows free but either way both bows are 300 f.p.s. IBO or higher. good luk.

I just got the 2004 PSE Nova with the Lightning 3 cam and love it. I got the bow for $199 from EZ Livin Sports Center. They set the draw length and draw weight to what I specified and shipped it to me in 3 days. I would find out what draw length and weight you want to shoot and check out their website. They are very helpful and will answer any questions you might have.


http://www.dealerease.net/catalog/pr...&ret_id=140238

PSE has a lot of bows for under $300 like the nova, dakota, and bruin. Martin Jaguar is about $280. Browning rage is under $300. All of these are good bows but my money would go toward the MAartin jaguar. But only you can decide if it is for you.

Yes P.S.E has a good selection and so does Alpine.

nubo

Slugman,
Try to shoot different cam designs too. Round, oval, hard cams, singles, doubles, cam & a half, they all draw & shoot differently. Find the one that is fun for you to shoot. Also are you shooting with fingers or a release? That will factor in to aid you in the ATA length that would work best for you. Good luck in your search.

I understand the PSE Thunderbolt is a good bow for $300. I bought a Martin Prowler SE about 3 months ago and it has been excellent. Paid $350 from Eders.com.