ORIGINAL: dwd2001
Thanks guys, I went and shot a few bows on my lunch. I shot 45# and 50# Martin recurve at lunch. The 50# bow felt good and it was smoother (and longer) than the other. But I think I'll take you all's advice and go with the 45#, I don't want to develop bad habits. Oh and I won't shoot anything over 20 yards... period.
bobco- thanks for the book advice
My 53#longbow shoots 530gr arrow 180fps, but my wifes new recurve thats only 35# shoots it only 10fps slower believe it or not. So a good 45# recurve should easily do the job.