What is it about recurves? Now I shoot both!

[Overspined]

I am a pretty hard core Hill style archer, but reaching back to earlier days, I decided I should have a recurve to fool around with too. Plus, my shoulder has healed a bit over the years and I can shoot a high wrist, which is really kind of new for me.

I buy a Black Widow, a 1996, just like the one I had in 1993 but grey,  and using the knowledge I gleaned  from GFA's book I figure I can shoot it....correctly.

Wow, all I can say is that it is smooth, fast, stable, and really easy to group arrows and bust nocks, without having nicely tuned arrows.

I can see why a lot of people are recurve shooters.  I think the Hill style longbows are good shooters, maybe more versatile, but it's tough to match the ease of shooting a recurve that fits right.  I have been pleased after 50 arrows of smiles.

I guess I have to become a more well rounded archer!

[Night Wing]

I've been a recurve shooter for the past 48 years.    

[Gil Verwey]

For me it is just the opposite.

I shoot my longbow better than recurves. My Harrison longbow is center shot as are recurves which makes it easy to shoot many different spine arrows.

I have and shoot Hill longbows that are not center shot and find once my arrow is tuned I shoot them better than a recurve too. I guess it is a personal thing.

[Overspined]

Hey Gil!  My longbows shoot great too, but it took a little more work I think. Maybe the work I put in with longbows just carried over, but they sure do feel different. I guess I am saying I need to shoot both!

[Thumper Dunker]

I shoot both Lots of times I will take both out one for the mornning and one for the after noon.Difrent bows for diferent situations.

[Mongo]

I just look at my rack and take whichever one talks to me.  Whether it be stick or recurve.