Not certain where to start. I am approaching "middle-age." I am 6'2", 250. To date I have used a compound. I owned one Browning for about 7 months in 82'. Then in 80-something' I bought a Browning Mag Reflex. I have used that bow with a release and aluminum from that day forward. It is a 60-80 Lb, 27-30 inch draw. I still have enough in me to drag a 154 Lb deer through the woods for over a mile (I took the buck last Sat. here in IN w/ black powder) so I think that I can handle a recurve?