A failed bow is what got me shooting longbows. 1990, I had a Bear Takedown Hunter, brand new the year before, that delaminated on me right before the season opened. Sent back to Bear, and they made it right but I knew my bow wouldn't be back in time for the season opener, so I started looking for a bow. No "online shopping" those days, so I went to the only walk-in store I knew that had any stickbows, Ozark Arms in Searcy, Arkanasas. Found a 60# Jerry Hill longbow in there for $125 and fell in love with the longbow. Never went back to the recurve, when Bear returned it I promptly traded it for another longbow so I had a backup.