Traditional archery is one of my favorite pasttimes - my backyard is a safe range, w. a few 3D targets set up. Unfortunately, I tend to drift in and out of practice a bit. I currently own a simple PSE recurve and a Howard Hill longbow, the bamboo variation. I shoot the recurve better, and actually like it more although it's a cheaper bow. At my 31.5 draw, they're both right around 50 lbs. After having tried out and destroyed lots of different arrows, the aluminium Easton Legacy @ 2117 w. 125 gr. tip works best so far. I fletch them myself, left helical, using Gateway shield cut barred feathers. Very pretty...

Eventually I want to hunt with the bow, and am about ready to upgrade to a heavier takedown. The Black Widow and Tomahawk bows have been warmly recommended, but I have my eye on a carbon model that's been getting rave reviews - The "Grizzly-Stik":

Archers Review: Qarbon Nano Grizzly Stik 51#@28" Review

The same company, Alaska Bowhunting, also makes excellent arrows, I would get a set of those as well.

I have lots of friends with high-end compound bows, but for me, shooting (and shaving!) traditionally is the way to go. I already use so many high-tech optics on my handguns and rifles, and I like the bare bones nature of this type of archery - even though I am inclined to do it with modern materials and design ;-) The thing I've realized is that no matter how cool your bow is, in order to hunt w. a traditional, one must practice way more than with a sighted compound to consistently shoot at the level of accuracy warranted by the hunt. Not quite there yet, but working on it!