Hoyt is my favorite bow manufacture but pricey. Bow Tech is a great bow as well but has the same problem as Hoyt, pricey. If you are planning on tuning and working your own bow then it really does not matter what you buy. There is a study out most every year with the result being the best bow for the dollar. But if you are going to have a pro-shop do all the work on your bow then I would talk to them first. If they hate working on specific bows I would avoid those as you will hear it from them every time you bring that bow into the shop to have them work on it.

I have also owned the short, ultra light compound bows and they are much less forgiving then the longer axle to axle length bows. What I mean by forgiving is if your form is not at the level it should be (twisting your wrist at arrow release), flipping your fingers at release, not holding your form after the arrow is released, them the longer axle to axle will cover up those flaws.

My 2 cents,