Tough question.

Actually you will probably not know what you really like or want until you get your feet wet a bit. A lot of folks like to go from compound to recurve and make the tranistion quite well. But there are also exceptions. If I were you I'd try to get to a larger shoot and try out some used bows. See what you like.

Other then that I'd recommend getting something in the 40-45 pound range for your first bow. Don't think that you can handle a 60 pound bow right off the bat. But don't feel bad, the other day, I put on a string for my friends 70 compound. I pulled it back a few times, and honestly had trouble. Then I froze at full draw and had trouble letting up on it. But I can shoot my 74# longbow without much of a problem. You will be using different muscles is what I'm sayingI guess. You can expect to loose about 1-2" of draw when moving from a compound to traditional. Don't get too short of abow for your first one at least. Seems like shorter bows are the fad these days.If you're around a 28" draw, I wouldn't go lower then about 62" for a recruveor about 66" for a longbow.

Have fun!