I' d bet the majority of guys like me that started shooting in the in the 80' s were probably starting with fingers and a compound. I' d say it is less common for someone to go from release to fingers. Let' s not discourage him.

If Arthur gets ahold of him he' ll have him shooting a coumpound with wheels and no sights with his fingers.

I too recommend looking at bows around 40" +, if you have a really long draw, maybe even longer ATA.

-Chief