Jones,

Im around 5'9 145lbs i can pull a 70lbs compound as well, sitting and standing....i dont shoot mine at 70 tho mines at 57 give or take thats all i need and i feel im more accurate at low weight.

i have a Pearson recurve at 43lbs 27inches and a Pse Impala at about 53lbs at 27...

when i started the the PSE was too much, not for me to draw but to hold steady...so i would snap shoot it (not good)....then i got the Pearson and i was a lot more steady but still a little shakey some times( the one peice pearson has a lot less massthan the PSE takedown, and a bunch less than my martin compound)...it took me about about 2 weeks to be dead steady when shooting, i could notice a little improvment every day i would pick it up.

now impretty steady with the 53 lbs PSE but still prefer to shoot the Pearson(it has a little twist to the limb so i ordered a check-mate falcon From Chad(LBR) at47 lbs at27and i think it will be the perfect shooter for me...i'm having a hard time waiting for it tho so im on the verge of buying something to settle the beast untill it gets here.

Back to your question....I can pull 60lbs recurve but i cant hold it to steady so i dont shoot that wieght. Find a weight that you can draw and hold at anchor for 5-10 seconds steadily and that is the weight you want to start at....doesnt matter if its 35lbs or 80lbs watever weight you can anchor and hold steady is the weight for you....

what im trying to say is with Trad bows it doesnt matter how strong you are... its more of a feel, if you cant get the feel for a bow because your constantly fighting with its draw weight, you'll never improve to where you want to be. thats myexperience with itanyway.