Hey, thanks everyone, for your replies! I really hope to be able to find a place to participate in some target shooting. I think it would be a lot of fun to pick it up as a hobby.

Quote Originally Posted by lbaker
Once the string burns the inside of your arm you learn rather quickly the correct way to hold the bow

hahaha, yeah, i had ten shots, and, i burned my arm once. it hurt like crap at first, but, thank goodness, only for a minute!