Back again after long time - budget setup?

[Leverwalker]

I would go with a one year old Mathews, or slightly older. If an owner is not a serious target/3D shooter they got a lot of life left in them. They cost about $1,100 new and you can pick them up for $550 generally.

Now, all brands will be better than what you last shot if it has been years since you had one. I like Hoyt and PSE as well, but for me right now it is really hard to beat a Mathews. And, to be candid maybe as recent as 10 years ago you could not have given me a Mathews. There are peaks and valleys for all manufacturers.

Good Luck.


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Awesome, thanks. I know like most things where we might say "the XXXX-XXXX years' run of Marlins were crap," it's a matter of experience in order to know, but maybe you raise a general question - what kinds of things do you look for, to compare these "peak v. valley" years? In this instance, what was it in the Mathews during those years that had you hold off on using them?