I was strictly recurves, could never find a longbow I could shoot as well as my curves. Buy one, try it, sell it, buy one, try it, sell it. I was still drawn to the longbow and it's place in archery history. Tried the "D" bows, just not for me. Couldn't find one that felt natural for me until I stumbled on a Griffin. Now the longbow was feeling a little better to me. Follow up with a bunch of Griffins, Shrews, A&H ACS's, Kanatis, Treadways and Centaurs. The new generation of hybrid longbows out there are superb. I still have a few sweet shooting curves but I made the transition to longbows and I'll never go back. Just love that barely audible Thhhmmmmppp.