MY wife just started to shoot a bow in march of 05 and on Nov. 2 2005 7 1/2 months pregnant she shot her first deer a nice little spike. Needless to say she is noe hooked and cant wait for the season to start. She shoots a Mathews Mustang and shi is a darn good shot for just shooting a little over a year now. She can out shoot some people I know that have been shooting a lot longer.