| As said, buy the things that won't need upgrading and make sure they are good things. I made the mistake of starting with a Rolan riser and Win & Win Trigger limbs, but when I needed to upgrade to a higher poundage, they no longer made the limbs and the only ones that fit were horrible to shoot. I then decided to get a reasonable riser (Hoyt GM) which lasted me for a couple of years and would have lasted longer had I not treated myself to a nice Matrix as a finishing exam present.
Sorry about the life story, in short, buy a decent riser that you like the feel of and will be happy to shoot for a fairly long time (there is no harm in changing, but it does get expensive), a fairly cheap set of limbs (you will outgrow them in terms of poundage fairly quickly as a newcomer) and a cheap set of arrows (something like some XX75s would be fine for a newcomer I'd have thought). The rest is entirely up to you. You may decide that you want to splash out on a nice sight etc. at the beginning, or you may not, but you should really buy what you are happy with.
The best advice I can give (everything else is simply an opinion) is to finish off your beginners course and then get some advice from the coach, or better yet, see if they can accompany you when you buy a bow. That way you can be certain that you are getting the right things and are not wasting money on equipment that you don't need/will stop using in 6 months time.  |