RE: Draw weight - rookie needs advice
Sit flat on the floor with your legs crossed "indian style" and hold the bow straight out in front of you and draw it with out raising it to get leaverage. If you can do this with out straining then you are within a good draw weight for hunting.
You gan go up in poundage until you start to strain and then back it off one turn.
This is the hardest position to draw a bow from.