i totally agree with bronko go to a pro shop with a professional not some store with a teenage don't know anything kind of salesperson . you didn't mention how big you are so that will dictate to a degree what draw weight bow they will set you up with. start with a draw weight you are comfortable drawing and shoot for a month or so every day and build your strength and keep moving up in weight until you reach your desired draw weight. i am 6-2 and 250 lbs and i only shoot 63-65 lbs it's plenty of weight to kill a animal and arrows shoot pretty flat out to about 40 yards. i hope this helps a bit!!