Could you suggest a bow?

[Arwin]

Whatever you choose, start low.

 Most converts from compounds try to muscle as much bow as possible and end up hurting themselves or getting discouraged because their form is improper and shooting is off.

 You want a bow that you can shoot ALOT and not get sore. Going traditional requires a ton of practice, everyday, if your looking to hunt in the near future.

 #45 will kill almost anything in North America with the proper arrow set-up, and is still comfy enough to hunt small game with.

 Do yourself a HUGE favor and buy a used custom from the classifieds. There are many great sellers on there. I would select a seller with a high number of posts, a "Contributor" or sponsor.

 A used custom vs. a new low end is a noticeable difference.    

[BowsnLabs]

I agree with the advice to start low in poundage.  You will enjoy it much more and will be most likely to stick with it if you are able to develop some accuracy quickly...the biggest barrier to this IMO is being 'overbowed'.  45#-50# is plenty and you can hunt with this without reservations.  
I'd also recommend trying a demo bow from companies that are willing, or buying a quality used bow from the classifieds here.  If you buy a QUALITY used bow you can usually get your money back out of it if you decide to order one or try something else.

[Gil Verwey]

I would start with a bow you can hold at full draw for at least 10 seconds without straining.

Go to a sporting goods store that has some recurves or longbows and draw few different weights and hold them.

Once you decide on the weight then I would pick up a used inexpensive recurve at that weight and shoot that at close distances for a while.

Later if you decide this sport is for you, you can decide a bowyer and bow you really like and pick one up used first.

[KentuckyTJ]

Welcome from Kentucky!

I agree try around a 45-50 # to begin with. Get something from the classifieds. Its great fun to buy and sell there. You will get to shoot a bunch of bows for not much money if you watch the deals.

[Caughtandhobble]

x2 Samick Sage... Buy a good string for it and it's not a bad bow for the $$$. Speaking of $$$, bows are like cars in the sence that as soon as you drive them off of the lot they just lost about 1/4 of there value in the used market. Don't get in a hurry for your 1st custom bow, choose wisely.

I would recommend starting on the lighter side, maybe 40#. IMO, until you get good form you'll never fall in love with traditional archery or be very good at it. Also, the longer AMO (length of the bow)the smoother the bow.

I'm fairly new to traditional archery (~3 years) and have been from 44#-62# and not in that order. My first trad bow was 60# and brother did I fight it. I never had any confidence until I got a lighter bow and learned good form.

Once you decide on your bow I would suggest getting familiar with OL Adcock's tuning site along with Stu's Calculator for tuning your arrows. A well tuned bow setup helps the learning curve leaps and bounds!!!

Good luck and most of all have fun! I wish that I would have found this site when I started a few years back, I've learned a lot here as I'm sure you will too.