I started with a Horton summit 150 and it was a very nice starter xbow. I then moved up to a Horton 225 (recurve) and I loved that bow, sadly it was stolen. I now shoot a Stryker stryezone 380 and I really like this xbow, it's light, compact, fast and extremely accurate. Your best bet is just to go to a archery shop and shoot as many as you can, what one guy likes another may not.