I shoot a compound and have never shot a traditional bow. I would like to try it out. I have a Bear Grizzly recurve. The bow is marked BEAR GLASS-POWERED GRIZZLY. iT HAS WHAT APPEARS TO BE A HAND WRITTEN SERIAL NUMBER AND 58" 45#.
My questions begin with, can I use this bow? I have a 29" draw on my compound. This thing just seems so small. Can it be drawn back that far or do I need a different size? If it says 45#, how many pounds will it be at that draw(if I can draw it back that far). Now assuming that it is the correct size for me, what kind of arrows would I use. To make it simple, what size aluminum shaft would I use?
The bow has a felt type pad on the shelf and a flat piece of black plastic on the riser. How are the fletching supposed to pass over this rest> I would assume I should use feathers because the fletching would have to have some contact with the bow\rest.
Thanks for some help with this.