If you are looking for speedball marker i would look for a second hand one, because as a newbie myself i dont want to spend more than 250 pounds and then break it while training, for example im looking forward to buying geo 2.1 and then probably change the bolt to 3.1, however etek, ego are good markers as well. Put a priority of comfort first, i mentioned markers that my hands love, i dont like DM's because they are giants and really expensive too