The AIM bow, like all other production bows, is poundage rated at 28" draw. That's the old AMO standard. If your draw length is shorter than 28", you're draw weight will be less. If it's longer, it'll be more. Figure on 2-3 pounds per each inch under or over 28". Say your draw length is 26", your draw weight on a 50# @ 28" bow will be between 44-46 pounds. If your draw weight is 30", that same bow will draw 54-56 pounds.
That's just one of the many good things about recurves... You can't hardly grow out of one. The draw length and poundage grow with you.
Honestly, can't any of us say for a certainty what draw weight you can handle. Start at your state's minimum hunting weight and work from there. It's far better to have a bow that's a little light for you than one that's a little too heavy for you to handle well.
There are so many bows out there now that it's very hard to recommend just a few. They run the gammut from plain Jane knockabout bows to beautiful works of art.... and the prices go from affordable to nearly enough to cancel the national debt. AIM makes a decent enough bow. Martin's Damon Howatt line is better. And Bear is still putting out recurves. I'd rank 'em for design and quality as #1 Martin, #2 Bear and #3 AIM. AIM is real close to giving you the most production bow for your dollar though.
I'd definitely recommend holding back most of that $600 until you've shot a recurve awhile, have had the opportunity to shoot several different recurves, and have a better idea of what you like.
Get a copy of Traditional Bowhunter magazine and thumb thru it. Look at the ads. Check out the websites. One I definitely recommend is
www.recurves.com for Chek-Mate bows.
should i give it a try?
