Welcome Br0dy, good to see you here.

I don't know a thing about the bow you're considering so I won't venture there. I will say, that even though I don't know you and you might well be able to handle the 55# weight, it's more than I'd recommend for a beginner to start with. Plus, if you are drawing over 28" with the bow, you can add another 3# per inch of draw over the 28" and if you're drawing less than the 28" standard, you can subtract 3# per inch of less draw. As far as the bow being forgiving, your personal draw with the bow and the characteristics of the bow will dictate that. I like a longer bow as they tend to be more forgiving.

Since you've been shooting your compound without sights, the transition might be easier than someone who's never shot without them.

My experience with production bows is fairly limited. I started shooting with a 67' Black Widow. Also owned a Bear Griz and still own an old Shakespeare trident target bow and a Martin Hunter. The old widow was the best shooter of the bows. Smooth, fast and accurate for me. The Martin was a distant second. The first custom that I owned is a Chek-Mate Hunter II takedown recurve and it shoots circles around the Widow and all the rest. My wife now shoots the bow as I went to a longbow. However, this is just how it went for me. It's different for everyone as we all have our likes and dislikes in wood bows cause they all shoot different in different hands. I've shot some very pricey customs that didn't hold a candle to the Bear Griz, yet the man shooting the bow was happy as a kid with a big bowl of chocolate pudding.

Again, it's good to have you join us here. Hang out and ask away and don't be shy about offering up some tidbits of wisdom either.


Make them sharp and shoot them straight, or leave them home.