>>191671I would get the samick. Why? because I have one and am very happy with it. It is a 55#
>>191672Don't listen to this anon, he/she is saying that because he/she can't learn how to recurve.
Long bows are fun too, but recurve is im my mind better for learning.
Also don't wear baggy clothing when shooting and its easy enough to make your own arm brace out of leather and 550 cord.