I'm sure you can handle a regular, non-youth, bow. Hopefully, the guy at Rick's can get you into the correct one, and all I mean here is the correct draw weight and correct draw length. If those 2 things aren't suited for you, then you won't have any fun giving it a shot. I believe my first bow cost about $150, was nothing fancy, but I had fun and now I'm still at it - but with a slightly more expensive bow .