Find some adult freind that really knows bows and have him help you it will save you alot of frustration make sure your draw lenth is right buy a good target set yourself up a nice range and practice.I showed my step son and his freinds how to shoot when they were young and now they all turned into good bow hunnters and showed me alot when I got into the release peep shooting and keep looking at the archery sites you will pick up alot of good pointers.Well to bad you werent around i be glad to show you how to shoot well keep it up it is fun. hope you find some good guidence i am sure there is someone around where you live that will point you in the right direction it is almost more rewarding fo the teacher than the student it was in my case cause every time those kidds shoot a big deer i pipe rite up and say i taught them.David