Been thinking about getting into bowhunting since last year. My brother has recently gotten into recurve archery for fun, and I got the bug visiting him. But I would want to hunt with it and so a compound bow is what I sought.
Had a little cashola burning a hole in my pocket so I cruised down to the local archery store here to get set up. Being a total noob, I just trusted them to put me in something that would suit me properly, and they had a trade-in Mathews Heli-M with several accessories on it for what I believe was a very good out the door price.
I admit I don't have a great frame of reference, but it was extremely easy and comfortable to shoot. Didn't take much adjustment to set up for me either, previous owner was right about my size. I'm pretty fired up about it, gonna spend the summer practicing at their range. I can totally see how this can become a very addicting hobby.
Anyways, pic:
Go ahead and haze the noob. I have much to learn (like everything.)
Oh, and while going through my sighting in/test drive shots, despite being coached on how to avoid it, I murdered my forearm with a string strike. Pain is a wonderful teacher, I do believe I will be very conscious of my form in the fture.