1st bows were Osage long bows & Howard Hill , Fred Bear & Ben Pearson were young men when I started.
My 1st laminated recurve was a Eddings Cadet that I still have purchased in 1956-$45 & 45 lb. pull. took my 1st Deer with it in 1958 with a wood arrow I made myself. When compounds started to take hold I had 2 Archery Shops & lanes with over 200 Recurves-now that was a rough time to get through as a Archery Pro Shop. how we have changed.