BT, Bronko gave you some good advice. As you get going and start shooting, practice from longer yardages but like Bronko said you need to place the majority of your arrows in an eight in pie plate area to be effective at that yardage. The practice from longer yardages will make the shorter shots seem easier because you have to train yourself to hold the bow steadier the farther away you are. Also, there are a whole barrel full of bells and whistle accessories you can add to your bow but a lot are not needed or are just plain junk. Archery equipment is not cheap so do your research or ask on this site about opinions before dropping hard earned money on extra stuff. Also, keep in mind that any of the videos you watch will promote their own products as being the greatest thing since sliced bread so keep an open mind.