I just got into to trad also. I have been shooting compounds for about 15 years. I did a lot of homework and found that Chek Mate make some incredible custom trad bows at an affordable price. I just placed an order with recurves.com (user name LBR on HNI) this last week, but in the mean time I purchased a used recuve 45lbs@28" so that I know what to expect out of my custom when it arrives, and to learn the proper way to handle and shoot these types of bows. It is a completely different animal than what you are used to. My compound is a '05 Bow Tech allegiance set at 29"X70lbs. If you are anything like me you will love the change. I just don't know why I didn't try trad years ago.