I took a couple that were similarly shaped to the Long Bow Safari years ago and definitely got the hairy eye ball from the traditionalist crowd. I was a vender at that event, and they asked me to put about half the bows I had on display back in my trailer because they didn’t consider them to be long bows….
Of course being the fine upstanding guy I am, I told them to go pound sand…. But I did hang the recurves up inside the trailer for those that we’re interested as a compromise…. I ended up selling a couple bows at that event, and took a couple custom orders too. But I wouldn’t cater to that crowd again. Kirk