Enumclawarcher,
I was in "your shoes" not all that long ago. I have found that personally, I shoot a recurve better than a longbow. That being said, and because no one else has mentioned it yet. I also prefer a "longer" recurve. For me, the longer bows are more "forgiving" than the shorter ones are. My draw-length is a true 29 3/4" and I have only shot three 60" bows that I can shoot without any finger pinch. I know that there are shorter bows that will allow me to draw them, I just haven't had the opportunity to try them out for myself yet.
So many things make a difference to "which one" would be the best for you. I'm a straight-up shooter, I don't cant my bow any at all (In my opinion, this comes from all the years of shooting a compound bow). I also find that I prefer something with some weight to it, so the three-piece takedowns seem to feel more stable and solid in my hand. As has been said, there is no better substitute than getting to some of the trad get-to-gethers and shooting them for yourself. Lots of things are very "comparible" to shooting a compound, FORM is FORM. The biggest thing for me, is getting a clean and consistant release. I have found that shooting three-under makes that a "little easier" for me and just plain "feels better".
If you can find someone that enjoys traditional archery for what it is........and not try to copy ANYONE else. Find what works for you, and work on being "consistant" with EVERYTHING from setting up for the shot, to allowing the arrow to go on it's way. Not everything that anyone recommends will work for everyone, if that were the case.......we ALL would shoot like the world champions do.....or at least I would.
I know that you said that you were mainly interested in shooting 3D and fun shoots, but I'm willing to bet that if you have much "hunting backround" in you that it won't be long before you are carrying whatever you choose in search of wild game.
Winterhawk1960
Topic: Recurve versus Longbow (Read 770 times)
