What I would recommend would be to go a larger Traditional Shoot and trying a few used bows out. It really is a personal thing (maybe even a traditional store). On the other hand it really isn't a bad thing to pick up a used Bear, Shakespear, Red Wing, or something similar for your firstbow. More then likelyyou will probably want to get something different anyway. I'd suggest staying in the 45# range at your draw for the first (probably remove 1" draw of what your compound is), and don't go too short. In general I'd say mininum 60" for recurve and 66" for longbow.