The Buffalo is definitely a trad bow. But I can also see your line of thinking with wondering if you are embracing the trad spirit fully. I like building things with my hands and I enjoy seeing quality craftsmanship from others as well, so to me, a lot of the lure of trad archery is in the look and feel of a bow that's made at least partially out of wood. Especially if it's hand crafted. That doesn't make my wood riser recurves any more trad than somebody elses metal riser recurve. It's just an aspect that's important to me. Some people prefer a solid wood longbow over wood/glass laminate bows. Some prefer a D shaped wood/glass laminate longbow over a recurve. Some like wood riser bows simply for the look while others are drawn by the idea that it was carefully crafted by hand. Many of the top end wood/glass recurves today are built mostly by machine with minimal actual hand work, but still look like a handcrafted bow. Some people avoid certain brands for that reason while others love them, and there's no denying the beauty of some of the CNC machined wooden risers out there. If your only concern is the performance of the bow and the Buffalo fits you, and you were questioning if it was trad enough just because you want people to approve of it, then get the Buffalo and don't worry about anybody else. If you were questioning if it was trad enough because some of the things I mentioned above are important to you personally and you are considering settling to get better performance, then I would advise you to wait until you have tried some of the wood/glass recurves that are out there and then make your decision based on all of the advantages/disadvantages of each. Or do like most of us do and buy every bow you come across that's for sale. Regardless of what you choose, there will always be somebody that thinks their bow is more trad than yours.
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