It is never too late to learn a new hobby; I was in my late 40's when I started using the stick and string. The best advice would be to go online and simply do a search for traditional archery, then find a good reputable archery shop and shoot as many recurves and or longbows that they have to get the idea and feel. Shooting a recurve is definately a different experience than shooting the compound. I was so freaking tired after shooting only about 30-50 arrows from my #60 recurve and couldnt figure out why. I regularly lift weights, am very active and in reasonably good shape. What I discovered after watching a bunch of old Fred Bear videos was that I was drawing my bow and holding the draw trying to get what I thought was a good sight picture. I didnt realize what reflexive or instictive shooting was so I was wearing myself out. Once I realized that the key (or what I have perceived as the key for me) was to start the sighting procedure the second you start the draw and when your hand gets to the ancher point you release, dont hold the blasted arrow. Once I realized this it became much more enjoyable to practice and now I can shoot for a considerably longer time. Anyway, just do a bunch of searches, go to a good archery shop and google youtube videos of Fred Bear and Ben Pearson and you will learn a lot. Good luck.

Chief