1) There are a ot of good books out there. G. Fred Asbel has two, Byron Ferguson has another.

2) Not a clue.

3) I don't know about "better", but I rarely ever keep an arrow in a deer. they blow right through.

4) To some degree, yes. I usually recomend folks pick up a used bow on eBay to start off with. If it turns out to not be what you really want, you can always resell it and almost always get your money back.

5) Completer wood arrows are about as much as aluminums or carbons. They are a lot more labor-intensive to make.

JRW