Another thread made me think about this. I know we all have our own opinions. I would like to know who considers the non-wood risers to be too modern to feel traditional. I am not a hunter although I often go hunting with others. I started shooting traditional because I like the challenge and like the complex simplicity of it. It just seems so simple until you try to excel at it, then it gets very complex. It just doesn't 'feel' traditional to me to have a non-wood riser on a traditional bow. I am not saying people who use them are not traditional archers. They are. I know this could extend out to limb materials too. I don't have the same non-traditional feelings about carbon in the limbs. We all have our preferences and opinions. Ok - I need to go shoot some more while I contemplate the seeming inconsistency I have between modern riser and modern limb.