I got to thinking about my response... I've been shooting a long time, since long before compounds were invented. It doesn't bother ME switching back and forth, but that might be mostly due to my experience. Sometimes when I start having form difficulties with my traditional bows, I can pick up the compound and use the letoff to get my form straighted out again. Compounds are excellent training aids. But I'd definitely recommend spending the great majority of your practice time with the stickbow. You can't learn to shoot traditional if you give in to the temptation of the easy accuracy with the compound.

Whatever kind of arrows you get, put some judo points on a few of them and go stump shooting. The best way to learn how to shoot accurately in the woods is by shooting in the woods. When you get to the point you know you are going to hit a leaf, clump of weeds or a beer can at whatever distance you cut loose, you'll have the confidence to take a hunting shot at that distance. Small game hunting will also sharpen you up for deer season.