I volunteer at an archery pro shop. When it comes to the customer looking to just target shoot, it's usually a recurve for them.
If they have plans to ever hunt or shoot 3D, we recommend compound.
The place I volunteer is a premier Hoyt dealer, while also offering Prime, PSE, Elite, Mathews, and some lower end Bears (youth). With that said, we sell a lot of Ignites & Chargers to newcomers.
