quote:Originally posted by joe ashton: I personally think you should shoot one or the other. Going back a forth can be done but I feel it screws with ones confidence. Archery is mostly a mental game and I have limited RAM in my brain so... JMO.
X2 My feelings exactly.
Thinking this would be especially true when you are in a situation that requires a quick instinctive shot....no thinking/aiming - just killing with the engrained/embedded ROM.
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I started shooting longbow several years ago and found my true love of archery. I started archery with a recurve, moved to compound, back to recurve and then long bow. Compound bored me to death. Any way, my hunting buddy had been shooting some longbows, and I tried them out once he bought one. The first few times I struggled with the grip, finally got hold of it and now I just enjoy it so much! I too felt the grip was small, but I had a custom bow made with a beefy grip and it worked out great. Give it some time and enjoy.
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I shoot my Custom Bighorn recurve well, but there is something about a short LB that I am determined to use. I'm currently shooting a Thunderstick Mag right now and as long as I watch my grip it shoots deer MOA for sure!
You really have to watch how you grip the LB and also your release .... much less forgiving than a recurve.
BTW, VERY impressed with the mag and thinking of getting me one a little heavier in a 2-piece. Time will tell.
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I started with a recurve. Then went ILF recurve and longbow profiles. I liked the longbow limbs better. Then I went to a Centaur Longbow....and just got a Shrew Classic Hunter. It is the grip of a longbow,and something about the way they draw and shoot that I love. I don't plan on getting a recurve any time soon. In fact the only curve I own is my bowfishing set-up.
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I did and it didnt take long at all , maybe a few weeks or a month or 2 . If you switch to a longbow get a takedown like a Hummingbird , Firefly , or Crow Creek . You my find you like them better for quietness and light weight .
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Thanks for the input guys - never thought of a RC being more forgiving - because its what I shot - do they tend to be more forgiving than the LB?
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Started w/ a LB when I was a young boy, shot a curve for a few yrs, then returned to the LB. I should never have strayed! [sob] Posts: 112 | From: NY | Registered: Nov 2008
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The BIGGEST thing when I go from my recurve to PLX'S is how I grip the bow. With my longbows, I have to use the heel of my hand, unlike my recurve. As soon as I figured out the grip, my shooting improved almost immediately.
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Like others I can switch back and forth. I have no problems with longbows and enjoy shooting them. There's some about a recurve I just prefer?
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I shoot both, can't really tell the difference as I enjoy them both and am about equal with either one.
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quote:Originally posted by joe ashton: I personally think you should shoot one or the other. Going back a forth can be done but I feel it screws with ones confidence. Archery is mostly a mental game and I have limited RAM in my brain so... JMO.
Although I'm currently switching bows frequently, I agree with you 100%. As soon as my hybrid is done I hope to go to a single bow myself. Thom
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Another option would be to go with a bow that can be fitted with both longbow and recurve limbs like a Bob Lee. Then you will have the same handle for both. That would make the switch much easier.
I use both and don't have any issues, it just takes a few arrows and I can ajust but I have been doing it for a number of years and I know folks who have problems doing it.
Hay their both fun to shoot and you can never have enough bows.
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I'm finding real difficulties hitting anything-including my feet-with my longbow, so I'm getting a new Kodiak tomorrow. Curves are definitely easier to get accurate than that skinny longbow grip, but I'm not done with them yet, just won't hunt with one this season.
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So, for the one that switch back and forth, do you use a low wrist on both grip??
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