traditional archery questions

[Elkslayer89]

I have no clue where to start but I want to get into traditional. I am curious what would be a good bow to start with? I am blind in this world as I hunt with a compound. I would start out hunting deer the first couple of years but eventually want to hunt elk with the bow. Any help would be greatly appreciated

[quadrafire]

Elkslayer there are a couple of pretty current threads on traditional going now, hop in there and ask some questions, This topic doesn't get much feed back on here but there are a few diehards on here.

Look under the Archery Gear heading 

[STIKNSTRINGBOW]

Any bow is a good place to start.
It helps to pick up a lower weight used bow and just practice with it.
I know you are used to pulling (or assume) a 60-70# bow, but it is different muscles.
By getting a cheaper, lower weight bow, you can work on form and follow through while saving up for one that you want, or wait for a custom.
With the choices out there, recommending a bow is all a matter of personal preference.
 

[quadrafire]

Yes the low wt bow for form work/training is essential in my opinion 

[Tracker0721]

Make your own out of a piece of osage or yew or some other good bow wood. Ted Fry down in Hood River OR. will get you hooked up with all you need and offers classes. Also has almost 300 bows in stock recurve, longbow, and selfbow. Tons of arrows. It's amazing. Best archery shop I've ever been too and Ted knows a bunch. Seriously, for new guys or experienced, everyone needs to head down there.

[justyhntr]

I would also consider the length of the bow , a longer bow is more forgiving with finger release . Just out of Enumclaw on the left side of 410 is Flinttip Archery Club , they are a mostly trad group , see when they have a meeting or shoot and show up. They are a good group of people and it seems one of them always has a bow for sale . I was there for a shoot in Aug. and there were several bows for sale at a resonable price .

[Tracker0721]

Damon Howatt Hunter. 62", all weights, most sell them super cheap used. I posted a wanted add for them on the leatherwall.com and got probably a dozen offers all under 200 bucks. Best production bow hands down. Yes, even better then bear. Howatt had it going on. Now with martin I dunno