The bow you should get should be fitted to you. Your arrows and draw length can all be adjusted to fit you at a pro shop.

If you don’t have a lot of money look into Diamond bows.
Which ever feels the best to you you should go with. The shows you see on TV are shooting bows that are givin to them for advertising purposes. What ever bow you choose, good luck.

matthews and hoyt are very good bows, but then again they are very expensive too..i’d get something a little less expensive, but has the ability to shoot as well as an expensive one.. i’d try a PSE. and as for the fletching colors, it does’nt matter. i’d use carbon arrows though

Hello, you should go with the bow that fits you best, draw length, poundage and accessories.
Now, that doesn’t mean necessarily going out and buying a brand new heavily advertised bow, they are not always the best for you.
After this season is over, put a little money aside and go to an outfitter. We have an excellent one about 40 miles from us that we purchase most of our bow hunting equipment from. They also carry a large selection of good used bows that have been tested, tuned, sometimes new strings installed etc..
Try all of them that are closest to your needs. Then make your decision based on what bow fits you best. It may not be that Mathews, Hoyt or Bowtech. It might be a bow that’s a couple of years old that just feels right to you! Mine was. Since then I’ve killed deer and squirrels with it and I wouldn’t give it up for anything.
Since you are not spending that top dollar, you’ll have a bit left over for the accessories that might make you a better more accurate with consistancy shooter which is really the most important thing instead of a brand name.
I hope that didn’t come across too sharp. It sure wasn’t meant to be. Good luck to you with your hunt this year.
As far as the fletchings, anything but white, but that’s just a hang up of mine with carbon arrows, they tolerate my abuse better than aluminum, LOL!

As said before PSE is a good bow. Go to your nearest archery shop and shoot before you buy. Alot of dealers allow you to shoot the bow before you buy it.

I would also recommend carbon arrows. They pack alot more kinetic energy than aluminum arrows.

As far as fletching colors…I like using 2 white veins and 1 outstanding color like red or yellow with white knocks. I prefer white fletching and knocks because it makes the arrow easier to follow during flight.

Honestly I don’t know of a single bow out there that is more inconsistent than the archer. The only time this can happen is if there’s something wrong with the arrow rest, or maybe the cam. A good archery store should be able to fix it.

Even when the bow is out of tune, the bow itself is still consistent, it’s consistently out of tune but if it’s shot the same exact way twice, it will send two out of tune arrows to exactly the same spot.

Having said that, there is some benefit in having a shiny new bow. Archery is mostly mental anyway. The two you named though just happen to have the most expensive bows out there. They’re great bows, but expensive. PSE as others suggested also makes good bow, their workmanship is not as good as Hoyt or Matthews but they’re good people and they will stand behind their product.

As for arrow, go for Gold Tip arrows, they’re nice and durable, and pretty affordable.

Any bow that you can shoot accuratley is a good one to take to the woods. If you are practicing everyday and grouping good you could stick with it. I personally shoot a Matthews and like it very much. I also have well over $1000 in my setup. When I was your age I shot a much lesser bow and killed a lot of deer with it. You could also look for a used higher end bow…. lots of bowhunters get caught up in having the next best thing, we are typically gadget guys and want the latest and greatest. Which means there are a lot of used bows out there. I like to shoot a bright colored fletching so it is easy to follow the arrow to the target and easier to find in the leaves or grass after you made your shot.

I would recommend going to a pro shop also. I just bought my son a used Mathews MQ-1. It was in great shape and shoots very consistantly. The main factor is a bow that fits you and feels right. There is nothing wrong with shooting a solid used bow while you continue to develop your skills. It can also save you hundreds of dollars. There are always people that need to get the next new thing available. But this is not always justified. Good luck and keep shooting.

The best so-called cheap bows on the market are Forge, and Parker. IMO you should stay away from PSE, Bear, and Martin.

The bow you are shooting now is a fine bow, The inconsistancies is most likely with your tuning of the bowm or you yourself. I just purchased my first new bow three years ago The one I replaced was a 25 year old Hoyt. I still have the Hoyt for Bowfishing.

I would say take your bow to your local archery store, and have them tune it for you. It shouldn’t take long usually takes me about an hour, to properly tune one. And it shouldn’t cost much at all.

I shoot CE 300 arrows which are black with two chartruese and a yellow cockfeather. But with my old set up I had the XX78 Superslams with a red a white, and a blue feather.