RE: new to traditional archery
I just started shooting a recurve myself (just over a month now).
I bought instinctive shooting by G. Fred Asbell, the book has been very valuable to me.
I started practicing at 5 feet. When I could hit the bulls eye (a 2 inch circle on my target) I moved back 2 steps, repeat, repeat.
Right now I have good accuracy out to 11 yards. I generally shoot 50-100 arrows a day, about 5 days a week.
Getting accurate at 5 yards took about a week. Getting to 8 yards took another week. Each successive week I have added another yard in terms of accurate shooting.
As I am a beginner myself the only tip I have to add is to keep practicing.