I have just bought a nice used bow to learn off of and need some advice on the following:

1) I have a 60" Indian Deerslayer. It has a 45# draw weight @ 28". Does anyone know the string length required/recommended for this bow?

2) Is shooting off the shelf better than off a rest?

3) What arrows are better out of a recurve? Carbon/aluminum/wooden?

4) Are feathers preferred over plastics?

5) Can you paper tune a recurve the same way a compound, or are there other methods to go by?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I'm from the new school era trying to keep the old school alive. I have always liked shooting recurves, unfortunately I don't know anyone that still shoots them and need some education. This bow was bought with the intention to learn off of, and hopefully progress into a second option for taking into the woods after I become proficient with it ( I think this may take a while!!)

Thanks!


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