[Pukel-Man]

Depending on how big you are Baran, a longbow may be too large for you to start with. A traditional English longbow was between 67 and 78 inches in length and had a draw weight between 80 and 120 pounds. When I was younger and my shoulder joints were in working order I had a traditional longbow my uncle had made out of ash. The draw weight was 110 pounds! I'm a pretty large guy but that was a real workout! The draw length is also pretty long because the traditional longbow is drawn back to ear and released. Most archers today release from the corner of the mouth. It's pretty impressive to note that the typical English archer was capable of hitting a man-sized target 200 yards away between 10-15 times a minute. The effective range of the longbow was up to 400 yards with lightweight flight arrows usually made of willow. Back to the choice of bow for you to start with, I'd probably pick a recurve because they are cheaper and easier to find and as the Archer stated above they much easier on the hand as they have a rest for the arrow built in ( the longbow arrow usually rests on the index finger). Have fun, you might want to see if there are any archery clubs in your area that can give you some ideas and a place to practice.