Hi, I am going the other way now, ha-ha. I hurt my shoulder at work and am force to for now. Well, let me first tell you that you will have a great and challenging, but fun journey. I like you read all I could, bought bunch of video's, researched it. Of course loved every part of it. But I would say that with all the good advice out there and information, "hunting the Hard Way", by the great Howard Hill was the best. Mr. Ferguson's book is good, but can confuse a guy. There really is only three things to do, first get a cheap dependable recurve, which you have, go to a pro shop like Lone Wolf traditional supply, talk to them on phone or person, get some arrow's and tackle. Go to club and/or get target to shoot in safe area. Then SHOOT!!!! Fred Asabell has a good book and video out too. But, you have to practice, I am talking every other day for a dozen of arrows or two, and concentrate on each one, or one arrow shot and pulled 12-24 times is even better. Stand at 10 yards, Practice till your technique, anchor, release yada-yada is perfect. Then after few weeks or month, get some stickers, from store about one inch around place on target as Mr Byron Ferguson suggest in "Becoming the Arrow". Walk back two yards and practice. Let me know if I can help anymore?

todd mendenhall