Yup, start with 40-45#'s at your draw length. Probably figure you'll loose about an inch of draw moving to traditional. Most bows are measured at 28" draw length. To determine a draw weight at your draw lenght do this: Take the poundage of a bow and divide by twenty to get an estimate on how much to add or subtract at yourdraw. Let's say you draw 27" and you are looking at a bow that is 50# at 28". 50#'s divided by 20#'s =2.5#'s. 50#'s at 28"-2.5#'s=47.5#'s at 27". Clear as mud???

Anyway don't get too short of a bow either. Personally, I still will not go shorter then 60" for a recurve and 66" for a longbow.