LV2HUNT summed it up pretty well. I had a BL TD longbow, and a set a recurve limbs for it as well. The longbow limbs were a little quieter than the recurve limbs and the recurve limbs were a little faster than the longbow limbs(no surprise here), although neither sets of limbs were what I would call slow or noisy. One thing I liked about the longbow riser over the recurve-style riser was it was a little lighter and 'streamlined'-something I like. Also the newer models made with ash durawood are a little lighter than the models made with the older maple-durawood. I happen to like bows that are light in physical weight, so I ended up selling it in favor of their 1-pc recurve, although I'm sure that sometime in the future I'll own another.