There's no doubt that most recurves will shoot faster than most longbows with the same weight arrows. The point is, 45# in a longbow is enough. The recurve just puts some icing on the cake, if you want it. A compound will shoot even faster, but what's the point? At normal hunting range inside 20 yards, the difference in trajectory between the traditional bows is not enough to matter. At 15, where I like them, no difference. Tuning and sharp broadheads are many times more important than the kind of bow or draw weight.