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ORIGINAL: jeremy3303

I would suggest getting a compound, to me its just more enjoyable to shoot, quieter by a long shot, easier to maneuver in a stand, and lighter to carry than a crossbow. As far as which models, it all depends on what your specs are, draw weight, length, etc. Knowing your draw length and weight you can comfortably pull would be helpful in recommending more specific models.

The Diamond Edge is a great starter bow that will go up to 50lbs of draw weight and 28.5" of draw length and will run you around $300 for a good package setup. Other models with the same draw weight and length specs and price range are the Parker Sidekick and Parker Buckshot. If you can pull more than 50 lbs easily and want to go to the next step up, the Diamond Rock is available up to a 30" draw and 70lbs and will run you around $500 as a package. Another option would be the Fred Bear Lights Out, same specs, price around $470 as a package, and the Parker Trailblazer, around $500 as a package, same specs.

You're best option would be to go to a local shop and get measured for your draw length and to find what weight you can use comfortably, then from there shoot a few different models that fit you and are in your price range and pick which one that feels best to you.

Here are a few websites you can check out to get a better idea of each model and compare them a little more.

http://www.diamondarchery.com/home.php
http://www.beararcheryproducts.com/
http://www.parkerbows.com/pb/2007/index.html

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ORIGINAL: mossbergman11

hey man thanks

i really like the looks of that diamond edge
would bass pro be a goood place to go to to get "fitted" for a bow and measure me etc?

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ORIGINAL: Centaur 1

Forget about the xbow for now, you'll get much more satisfaction out of a compound bow. I don't know about Ohio but most states still don't allow xbows during archery season. I was also limited as to how much I could spend and my shoulders wouldn't let me pull these new faster bows very easily. I wound up buying a Diamond Justice, they're affordable and the cams are silky smooth. My bow set to 70# is much easier to draw than my buddy's Vectrix set at 60#. Although I've never shot them the Martin bows are also reasonably priced and they have a 15# draw range, at 15 your arm strength will grow quickly and this large range might allow you to get something with a little higher poundage and you'll have it longer before you outgrow it.

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ORIGINAL: Matt/TN

Here is an EXCELLENT bow for the money. I think you get a VERY good bow for the money here. PSE has started offering great bows and have come a long way in recent years. They've always sold a ton of bows annually but the newer bows seem to be getting more praise.

The cam on this bow is actually the same cam that's on my target bow, and it will DEFINATELY shoot.

http://www.pse-archery.com/prod.php?k=55445&u=0862NI

And what's a crossbow? ;)

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ORIGINAL: whitetailbowhunter

It is the same NI came.

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