Great advise so far! I think you will find the scale crowd is very friendly and helpful. One big point though, find someone reasonably successful and follow their advise and their advise alone. if you talk to a dozen different people you will hear a dozen different things. It will be maddening and just leave you confused. Pick a horse and ride it!! Once you geta bit of experience, then seek the thoughts of others as you will be able to process it much more effectively. Just my $.02

DJ