The bow I bought is a mangart hunter by tamars-45# @ 28" and 62" long. If I concentrate on getting it back I can and do seem to shoot better when I get to my anchor. The problem is I tend to release the arrow before I am at full draw. I am guessing it is something I will just have to work my way thru. I tried tamars web site and found nothing on poundage curve so I am assuming I am a wuss when it comes to drawing a recurve. Talking to people that have taken up traditional after shooting compounds for sometime, the common thread seems to be it is hard to get use to the perceived draw weight at first. I hope that is what my problem is.