RE: i want to get into bowhunting
 

Follow Rob's guidance. But you can stop when you get to HOYT! :D

RE: i want to get into bowhunting
 

Some people won't like this answer because certain dealers only carry certain bows.

In my opinion, you should ask around to some local guys who bowhunt and find out what shops they use and why. There is nothing better than a dealer who cares about his/her customers, and really knows bows. My first bow was bought half a dozen years ago and wound up being a Parker. The dealer I bough it from let me shoot just about everything he had and answered numerous questions over the course of about half a dozen trips.He gave me some recommendations based upon my criteria and then let me shoot for comfort and feel.

Two weeks ago I went back because I know I wanta new top of the line bow and we talked about the pros and consof some of the newer bows on the market. More than likely I'm going to wind up buying a Bowtech Tribute from this guy in the next couple months, mostly because Ihave never found any information he has relayed to me to be untrue, and he has earned my trust by always treating me right.

A good clue is a dealer's willingness to let you experiment and spend time with you answering questions. If I ask about a specificrest, quiver,sight, etc,and my guy carries it, he grabs one and says, "try it out." If he doesn't carry it, he always gives me his reasoning why.If I hate the product, he takes it off and gives me something else to try.

In conclusion, I'm saying in the whole bow buying process, especially early on-THERE IS NOSUBSTITUTE for a knowledgable and trustworthy shop owner or dealer.