I went from being totally into compound bows, shooting 3D tournaments and working at a friend’s shop tuning bows 3 nights a week to traditional bows 25 years ago. I’ve never even had the urge to shoot a compound in that time. I’ve had friends bring me their newest Hoyt, Mathew’s, Bowtech or what...
If your not set on a new bow you may consider shopping one of the trad bow sites for a used Morrison, Widow , Bob Lee etc.. you can get a lot of bang for your buck especially this time of year when folks are sellling.
Custom bow at factory price.
I'd recommend trying to find a traditional archery shoot and see if you could shoot some different bows. Often times these shoots will have vendors and most trad folks will gladly let you shoot their stuff. There are many choices and when I got into trad I went nuts and bought, sold and traded...
I'm a fan of blind bale shooting as mentioned above, I'll pick a spot , close my eyes, draw to anchor, settle and concentrate on letting the string slip from my fingers while maintaining anchor. Often I'll hit on or near my spot.
A half dozen or so BB shots per practice session helps me keep my...