I started with a Browning recurve in 1972, I don't remember the model but I loved to shoot that bow.I was7 years old and shot long bows and recurves till I was about 14. I stopped shooting bows all through highschool except for when we would shoot in gym class. I started again when I was in college only this time I was hunting with it. Yep another Browning butnot a traditional bow, it was acompound, the rest is history. I still have a few old long bows and a newerMartin recurve but most "off the shelf"trad bows stack up too much for me to shoot, the Martin is ok but I really need to get one with a longer draw length before it starts to stack.