jt
Hi, it depends if you have shot a bow before, mostly a strength issue. If not much then start with a adjustable bow or a light wight draw. 25-35 Lb. a good target weight and not heavy draw. Don't worry if you can't shoot a lot you will work up to it over a short time. I have had good luck on Ebay but your better off going to a bow shop thy can save a lot of headaches. Good luck and have fun.

Roy
yes go to 3riversarchery.com and look up the sage no tools takedown

targetbutt
what type of archery will you be doing? Traditional or Olympic style? That will determine the size you need. For comfort though at 23" draw you'd want a 64" bow. If you decide to buy take down, that's a 23" riser with short limbs. When you're just starting out, get something light, another plus of buying a take down is you can then just upgrade the limbs to something heavier once you're both strong enough and have better form. Something in the 16-18 lbs range, you see I teach archery, when I see someone about your size at the range I usually give them about a 10-15lbs bow. Most are okay with that, some still struggle, very few need to move up right away. So statistically speaking you should be shooting in that poundage range, specially since you'd be unsupervised, but that is not realistic, unless you have money to burn. Try www.lancasterarchery.com