I sot componds for many years then all of a suden the fun was gone. Went to shooting a recurve because everyone said they were easyer to shoot,then the old bug hit me for a Longbow,sold my recurve on **** and read as much as I could about longbows and thier makers. Finally settled on a Thunderstick MOAB its 53#"s of pure fun,62" in length and will take anything I hunt on the north american contenent.But what ever you decide make sure you like the grip of whatever you shoot and don't get overbowed,a 650 gr. aroow fling perfectly straight with a super sharp head and good placement will take down anything in the lower 48 and alaska,even if it's only going 170fps. Pete