[hypertigger]

definitely have to second the sentiment that she doesn't have to go over to compound.

last weekend, i met a bloke and his partner, at linecutter archery's shop, who was telling james that his partner needed to be set up shooting compound cos she's small and has big boobs, and can't shoot 70m right now.

his partner being a little shorter than me. so i said, hang on, why does that stop her from shooting 70m? and he said, oh well, short drawlength, and ali arrows etc. i said, i'm not that much taller - and he asked what distances i shoot - so i said 70m, he looked surprised, and i showed him what i use - 38lb carbon/foam limbs and navs, but also explained that i shot 34lbs for years before getting the g3s, and munchkin shot 32lbs for ages with X7s and still shot 70m okay. then it dawned on me that he'd made up his mind that she couldn't shoot 70m, and we had no idea what her kit was, or how she shot. so i took her away to the barn and got her to do some shooting, and to tell me about her kit. turns out, she has 26lb glass fibre limbs, 1514s with approx 24-25" drawlength, no wonder she wasn't reaching 70m!! her basic style was okay, and she didn't really shoot very regularly, so it was just a matter of increasing the poundage up to 30 or 32lbs something that she could cope with (she tried my bow briefly), and bob would be her uncle.

i managed to convince the bloke that she didn't need to go to compound just to faster and heavier limbs, and some much lighter arrows! i think i also got the lady to be more assertive - not let anyone tell her that she couldn't shoot 70m cos she's ickle and has big boobs. she didn't really want to go to compound anyway!!