Another excellent bow that would be a better choice than a Martin is a Chek Mate. I owned a Martin and the Chek Mate bows are hands down better and about the same price. I now own 2 Chek Mate bows! Contact Chad (LBR) at www.recurves.com. You'll find many happy Chek Mate owners on this forum<img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>