Do or do not, there is no try

Tony - My advice ? Buy a darn nice bow used, so that if it doesn't fit you you can sell it later and at least get a large portion of your money back.

I like the "quality first" mentality. I went for it too when I first decided to go traditional and bought an Adcock longbow - love it too. I don't regret that one bit, and I know that if my arrows don't go where they are suppose to, or if I fail in the traditional world, it aint because of the equipment !

Try EBAY of course, or

http://www.women-outdoors.com/cgi-bi...lassifieds.cgi

- theres some nice bows there too. I use to draw 64 pound with a compound, and my 52# longbow is just now feeling comfortable. I would stay in the 55# range, because of resale, because of it being a comfortable weight and because it's enough to kill anything in North America. Overbowed is probably the worst thing starting out a guy can do.