Need some suggestions

[turkey choke]

So I just recently got my bow and I am wondering what should be the first essential accessories I should get.  Obviously there is a lot of stuff I want to get, as I have been learning what parts there are and what they do but right now money is tight and I just wanna get out and start shooting with my bow so I can get as practiced as I can before hunting this year.  My wife's grandfather has been helping me as he is a bow hunter but I would like to get other opinions and suggestions.  I got a little extra spending money right now around $100.  With the bow/setup I have what would you guys get or suggest?

This is the bow I got:

http://www.sportsmansguide.com/net/cb/martin-threshold-adventure-series-bow-kit-camo.aspx?a=602166

I know I need a peep sight and a release but that's about it.  My wife's grandfather recommended I get a different arrow rest, which I will eventually but I would like to shoot with what I have as I learn then as I get it down and get more money I can put on better upgrades to hopefully improve my shooting some. 

To add what are the essential "must have" upgrades/accessories and what is the stuff that is just "too much extras"? If that makes sense.
 
Thanks in advance!

[seansfire]

The sights and the rest that are there should work just fine for now anyhow. When you get ready i can recommend the Spott Hogg 5 pin sights and a Whisker Biscut arrow rest. I am sure lots of guys will say different about the whisker biscut but i am just saying what works well for me. With the spott hogg sights , just find the basic 5 pin sights as all the other stuff is not needed and more expensive.

If i only had about 100.00 to spend i would get on Ebay and find a dozen arrows to start with and also i would suggest going to wal mart and looking at target blocks. I got a good size one for 35.00 there and your arrows will blow through a hay bale and tear off your fletchings.

One last thing. If you have a archery range around where you live i would go shoot there as often as possible. It is pretty fun and you meet lots of people some of which will share some knowledge with you. Good luck and welcome to archery. It is addicting.

[turkey choke]

Thanks Seansfire for the response.  I don't need to worry about archery targets and what not as my wife's grandfather has all of that and I will be doing my target practice there.  I will need to get some more arrows and will look at ebay but not really sure what to be looking for and how much I should spend on them etc.  I am not aware of any archery ranges in my area but will keep an eye out.

Any other suggestions on what I should spend my extra cash on for my bow?

[KillBilly]

What poundage are you shooting and what length arrows? I may be able to hook you up with some arrows.
I personally would not buy arrows off of e-bay. 

[turkey choke]

To be honest Killbilly, I am not sure....I think that is something my wife's grandfather will be helping me out with.  Either that or I will go to one of our local shops and get that squared away.

[nwhntr08]

Your gonna need to kno a few things before you go buying arrows. My suggestion would be to take your bow down to a shop and get your draw length and weight figured out. From there they can help you with getting the right spine, gpi and length of arrows. Remember to be legal in wa you have to have 6gr of arrow per pound of draw weight. A lot of guys will tell you to just cut your arrows an  inch longer than your draw weight. That is NOT always correct. good luck and welcome to the sport.

[Arrowhead]

Congrats and welcome to the never ending addiction.  The setup you have looks like a good start, and I wouldn't worry about changing anything out on the bow right now.  Shoot what you have and get familiar with your bow, and WORK ON YOUR FORM![u]
In your shoes, the first money I would spend would be on a good quality release, not the $20 Walmart special, the correct arrows, and a decent stabilizer. 
Then go and shoot, and shoot, and shoot some more.  Find a good local bowshop and get to know the fellow bowhunters in your area.  See what the others are using, check out this website (great source of info), and try out different things to see what works for you.  I know guys that shoot bows that were bought at yard sales for less than $100, with quivers held on by duct tape, out shoot guys with the $1000 fastest bows on the market.  Don't think that you have to spend money on high dollar equipment to become a great bowhunter.

[Camp David]

Since you are new...now is the time to learn the right way. Find and spend the money on a "pro" or an archer that can get you started correctly. Bad habits can be hard to correct. Good form is essential to good shooting.

[ridgefire]

i would find a shop like mentioned to make sure the draw length is right and not pulling to much pounds. that being said, if i had the bow and was itching to spend a hundred bucks i would be picking some new arrows once you find out the correct spine and arrow length and and a new rest, would recommend a whisker biscuit as well.

[Todd_ID]

Just starting out you won't notice the difference between $60/dz and $300/dz arrows.  You'll likely use up a 1/2 dozen or more before archery season (losing, breaking, etc.), so I say get something cheap like the Cabela's Carbon Hunters to get used to shooting and form practice.  If you shoot enough through the summer to be ready for Sept hunting, then you'll probably not have enough of them left to hunt with and will need more then, and you can buy quality hunting arrows then.

You won't notice a difference between a good release and a poor one at first, but you'd see more consistency with a good one.  I say get a good one ($50-80) to start so you're not frustrated with your shooting and can't figure out why.  (Oh, yeah, you're just starting out, so this will happen anyway.  Still, get the good one: you'll be using the one you buy now for years.)

Any peep will work.  1/4" is probably your best bet for hunting.  The tubing style eliminates the problem of the peep sight not coming back perfectly aligned with your eye, but it is noisier, and you have to replace the tubing occasionally.  Just starting out, tubing is not a bad thing.

The rest will work.  A rest cannot inherently make you a better hunter or bow shooter.  It just makes different parts of the game better or worse.  Once it's set up properly any rest will work; getting to that point is easier with some rests.  Keep the one you have.

Have him tie on a D-loop for your release to clip to.  It'll add a couple years to the life of the string servings.

Don't worry about keeping up with the Jones' in archery, because generally they are trying to keep up themselves.  Accessories above and beyond the basics are, for the most part, unnecessary.  In other words, don't look at our bows and think it must work because we have it; don't take our word as the gospel.  Better is a relative term.

Practice.

Practice.

Practice.

Enjoy!

[Todd_ID]

i would find a shop like mentioned to make sure the draw length is right and not pulling to much pounds.

Definitely!

All my suggestions come after making sure the draw weight and draw length are set correctly for YOU.  The vast majority of problems in archery come from too long of a draw length and too high draw weight.