Okay guys, maybe this was bit misunderstood. I'm definitely not a novice traditional archer by any means,I've been shooting since I could walk and consider myself a good shot say consistent 3-4" groups at 20-25 yards, a lot of the time better. I'm in the college boat though, and like all of us college students I am dirt poor.
I had a 45# bear grizzly that I bought when I was 13 and shot probably close to 200000 arrows through her before it developed some twist and a small crack last august after a long 3d shoot.
The main reason I don't want to go the cheapo samick sage route is I feel like after shooting a grizzly for so long it would be a small downgrade. Not sure. My bear wasn't perfect and the finish wasn't great from the factory, so maybe it wouldn't be.
Eric thanks for the self bow idea, and guess what, I've made close to 3 dozen self bows. some are pretty good even, but I am not as confident shooting them as I would like.
So I guess from your suggestions I'm gonna be looking at a lot of used bows and see what I can get until I manage to get through school and snag that 80k a year job.
Thanks for the suggestions.
Jon