Who all shoots a recurve and a LB?

[GMMAT]

I have a new custom recurve on order, and I'm thinking of adding a LB to the stable.

If you shoot both...do you have any difficulties switching back and forth?

Thanks.

Jeff

[rjackson]

No,none what so ever.

[Manitoba Stickflinger]

Shoot both...love both!

[Jwilliam]

Even though I shoot recurves better, I still love shooting longbows.


Bill

[Bojangles]

No problems here.

[Orion]

Been shooting both for about 40 years, though I shoot longbows 90 percent of the time because I just like them a little more.  No problems switching.

[Whip]

No problems at all if the limbs both mount on the same riser Jeff!    

Actually, I now have been pretty much exclusively shooting the LX longbow recently.  But I am thinking hard about an XR or an Arroyo as well and have done some playing around with both.  Given a bow with similar weight, I can switch back and forth between either of them or my LX with no problem at all.  

I have other recurves that take a bit more "mental adjustment" in order to make the switch.  Differences in bow weight, grip, center cut, arrow spine, can all make a difference in where your arrow goes.  After a couple of rounds of shooting your mind will make the necessary adjustments and you will be just fine.  But to switch back and forth frequently I think the more you can keep things the same between the two the easier the transition is.

[James Wrenn]

I shoot both and other bows.Never have trouble switching between them.Bows with no shelves and not cut to or past center does take me a few arrows however when switching from recurves or longbows cut deep.

[bawana bowman]

I shoot both and have never had any problems switching between them. The only thing I watch is going from a long amo to a short. If I've been shooting a 68" longbow and suddenly switch to a 58" recurve, I'll shoot it for a day or so just to get use to the difference in stability.
Other than that, its just a matter of my mind adjusting for a difference in weights. The flight characteristics of an arrow shot from an 80# longbow are different than one shot from a 50# recurve.
Hal

[whitebuffalo]

 

I'm shooting a 60# Fire fly and a 55# pitsley predator. They seem to like similar arrows.JB

[wihill]

Shoot both, and love shooting both.  I've been shooting my Kanati and Shrew waiting for Mike over at Dryad to give me the good news.

So long as the bows are close in length, I don't have a hard time "re-adjusting" the brain.

[**DONOTDELETE**]

Been thinking of getting a recurved bow, mostly for fishing. But still be legal for big game hunting. I started with a T/D bear hunter. The riser cracked really bad and I just got another bow. That one was a Shrew 54" Original. Great Bow and Gave me some Great memories. It is now that I made my first shooter bow and have been using it only. It's a long bow and I really like it.

You'll find that you use one over the other. Don't let that stop you from shooting both bows. You may find that You can get both bows to shot the same arrows. like bawana stated the difference in both and you will have to tune Yourself to shoot both. Good luck.

[unclewhit]

I shoot both, but I think I shoot the recurve better. For me the recurve is more forgiving.

[bayoulongbowman]

Longbows rule...more forgiving overall...Marco...but I have recurves too.

[Predator1]

I shoot both but shoot my Howatt Hunter recurve better. Just more forgiving.

[Bowtie]

I shoot both.  My Assenheimer recurve during the winter indoor league and Spring 3D shoots.  Then I switch to my Leon Stewart longbow for the summer and fall. Love both bows!

[Ian johnson]

I used to shoot both but now realize I shoot longbows better, the only recurve that I stil have is my black mountain sheepeater cause I can shoot it as good as my longbows, it takes me a couple hours of shooting to switch, but for me thats with any bow, not just recurve to longbow

[Schultzy]

Jeff I've shot my brothers longbow a good number of times and I can hardly tell a difference between the 2 other then the fact his Is much smoother drawing and shooting. I could hunt with my brothers longbow any given time If needed. I see myself getting one sometime down the road as well.

[Chuck Hoopes]

I shoot both-- shoot both equally as well, and enjoy both equally.  It is likely, that it is far better to learn each individually, before you get to jumping back and forth between them.-- I can pick up any bow now ( w/in my poundage range) and w/ a shot or two, shoot it as well as any bow that I may have been shooting for many years. Straight long Bow, Reflex long bow, short bows, various recurve configurations- makes no diff.--  Once you do this, the switching is as easy as "falling off a Log."  Its really just a matter of going w/the bow you have in hand--- not trying to make it shoot like some other remembered bow you shot. Its really quite simple, respect the bow for what it is, how it shoots and feels, and don't try to force your will on it.- let it tell you how it wants to me shot.

[Renaissance Man]

I have shot both for decades, when I am still hunting or in a big woods enviroment I cherish the days with a longbow.
Probably 80% of the time now I am in a ground blind or tree stand and prefer for obvious reasons the curves.
I have never seen any accuracy difference between them.
The key to me has always been your bow arm, solid with a slight push at your target at release with both will serve you well no matter what you shoot.