Martin makes a good bow--probably the best "over the counter" bow available, as long as you don't have a long draw. I would avoid the "Stick" and "Twig", but that's not an issue on this one.

Even though you are shooting 70# on a compound, I'd start with 40-45 at your draw. Most likely you will loose a little bit of draw lenght when switching over due to holding more weight and most change their form some from one to the other. You might look around and find a good used bow for quite a bit less money, and go with that until you know more about what you are comfortable with. 40#, with the right arrow and shot placement, will shoot clean through a whitetail.

Spine can get kinda complicated, but basically it's the stiffness of the arrow. You need to get the right arrow to get good arrow flight. Too weak or too stiff and your arrow will wobble in flight, which robs you of penetration and accuracy.


Chad