Allright, another convert. Welcome, you won't regret it! And I'm sure you will have a lot of fun.

As others have mentioned, start with a moderate weight, 45#'s is about perfect. And don't worry, it wil take down a whitetail.

A recurve will be closer to a compound and many prefer the recurve when going from a compound. I'd say get what you prefer though.

As far as arrows go, I prefer aluminums. I still shoot gamegetter (the plain green arrows) that I can get for about $30 a dozen (shafts). You may want to go that route cause you may loose/break a few at first.

Try OL Adcock's chart to find the correct arrow size for whatever you choose. The first number will indicate the aluminum size. I don't recommend the easton regular chart. The easton legacy chart will also get you close though.

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