My daughter wants to commit to learning archery. She is 15 years old. She took it upon herself to sign up for intro to archery classes with a local US Archey club. After a couple of classes she is sure it is something for her. With a recurve bow, she has beaten a couple of adult men out to 20 meters. So I paid for her membership into US Archery and the local club and pay for lessons. She also wants to compete but not hunt. As I understand it she is kind of old since a lot of the kids start when they are like 6-7 years old. This makes sense since she is also competes in swimming and she started at that age. So my questions are:
1) Any advice for her starting out?
2) I am somewhat familiar with hunting bow and equipment but not so sure for competition type stuff. I've budgeted out $750 for all equipment (bow, arrows, accessories). What's a kit to get with this budget that can last her for the next 4 years of development? I can go up in budget if the return in investment is there. She is currently 5'1" and 130 lbs of muscle. Probably won't get much taller. Right now she has only used a recurve bow and not sure about a compound bow.
3) Is it safe to make a backyard range? I have about a straightaway in my backyard. The backstop has a small incline into a wall that is about 10-11 feet off of the ground. The sidewalls are 6 feet. I have neighbors on all 3 sides. She was wondering how she could practice at home without shooting.