It didn't surprise me seeing your thread in here about Traditional shooting after the threads that you were making in the (bow hunting forum), you had some good points so welcome aboard!! Like Double Creek said, keep it in that 40lb to 45lb area when starting out. This lets you learn proper form and proper anchoring without over working yourself so much being your not use to holding 100% of the draw weight. Heavy set ups when starting out will likely cause you many bad habits that are mighty tough to get rid of down the road. Perfect example of what I did wrong when I started out. Good luck!!