as far as the recurve goes james doesnt even like them lol, he just makes 1 model of recurve cause alot of people shoot them. im a longbow man myself, and dang ive never heard of em blowin up like that, i have a friend that has had a taipan hes shot almost every single day for over 5 years now and its still one of the best bows ive ever shot. and the cast is absolutely ridiculous lol, i shot an argos that was only 46 or so lbs and it shot on almost a flatline at 40+ yardage. i love em and the performance/craftsmanship is just amazing. james stands by his work too, if somthin happened to one of your bows im sure he'd be willing to help you out any way he could