I wouldn't go new with my first trad bow. Way too many out there for sale. Trad shooters are notorious for buying and selling for no particular reason.

If you are 6' or over or have draw over 28", I suggest a longbow 62". If your drawing over 29", longbow over 64". For a recurve, you can drop those numbers by 4" depending on the curve.

IMO, a longbow is more forgiving, easier to shoot. But again, everything depends. Its kinda nice shooting a recurve with a long Brace hieght.

I have over 6 trad bows, and still have my first one, a martin savannah. Martin makes some dandy beginner bows that can be had used for half the price. Start out with a 45lb, and when you feel strong start moving up.

Its kinda funny, but i started out at 52lbs. It took me over year or more to figure out a form that would work for me. I started off snap shooting and that got me nowhere. Snap shooting I think works for a experienced archer. Anyway, I felt the need to move up, so I moved up to a 55lb bow, then a 60lb bow, and then a 66lb longbow. And after several years, I mostly hunt with my 50lb savannah, I started with. I still have a 60lb recurve and a 66lb longbow. But after shooting these monsters, shooting my savannah seems effortless.

As far as arrows, starting out, I would keep it simple and go with aluminums.