how many people?????

[fortpeck_longbow]

How many people can say that they have only shot trad bows? Im 22 and have been shooting sence i was five ( homemade bow my dad made). i have never shot a compound bow and will NEVER even think about it.

[ropelie]

I can't.  I have been shooting a compound since I was 9 (23 now) and just bought a longbow so I can add some fun back to the hunt.  I think of how much better I would be if I started 3 years ago like wanted to!

[Jeff Romans]

I've shot a compound a few times but have never hunted with one.

[James Wrenn]

Not me.I have and will shoot anything that will shoot an arrow.The bow don't matter,arrows flying is where it is at.  

[Orion]

I shot a compound for a few years in the early 70s, but for the 20 years before that and the more than 30 years since, I've been shooting sticks.

[jerry r baker]

LOOOOOOOOOOONG time ago
i shot and killed many of Gods fine
game animals with a compound bow
The best i rember the compound always had a nut that needed adjusted
Bought a 68 inch 60 pound long bow before computers were invented
with GODS help adjusted the NUT behind the string and have done well ever sinse

[moebow]

Never have shot or owned one.  Instruct a little using a Genesis but that's as close as I've come.  63 now and started in early grade school.

[straitera]

Allen changed the world. Guilty here.

[Chester Thompson]

Only at the range, and I about gave the salesman a heart attack several times. Really was not for me.

[Earthdog]

Not me,I've shot them on an off "but the cost finaly put me off,,,,for now.

Funny thing about "never",,,I belong to a motorcycle club an we used to have a young member who would often state that he would "never" drive a car,,or any other @&%#
4wheeled ect ect.
Then he noticed he was being left out of a few things,,,an got a little pissed about it.
When he finaly asked why,he was told that since he "can't" drive a car,he was of little use in an emergency situation,he couldn't drive the run truck which everybody is required to do now an then,and as a result a few of the boys felt he couldn't be relied on,or was just bucking a job nobody wanted to do.
Eventualy he got the boot,an last time I saw him he was selling used cars.
"Never" is a very longtime.

[cacciatore]

Not me,when I started shooting the compound were the most common bows and no custom bows then.But now they are 15 years that I use my recurves.

[fortpeck_longbow]

haha good story....but never cant be long enough!!!lol

[Maxximusgrind]

I think I,ve fired about two dozen shots from one in my lifetime.The funny thing is half of those were through a compound that I bought,It was cheeper than any traditional bow that I could find.So I bought it and a dozen aluminums.pulled three arrows out for practice,shot it twelve times,put everything back in the boxes and went to the library to try to find info on carving a selfbow.Gave it to my brother.I have tried a couple others and let wheelers try my stickbows since then.
 One of my buds actually gave up his wheels and is a trad archer now too.

[jhg]

Recurves are as "modern" as I've ever gotten. Started with a longbow. No disrespect toward compound archers, but that design just never inspired me. And still doesn't.


Joshua

[Maxximusgrind]

I think I have done in my life,most of the things I said I'd never do.Its a jinx,so I dont say never about things I really dont want to do-instead,I say"I'll never be a millionair",or "I'll never be able to take my bud on an Alaskan hunt".That way if I jinx myself its O.k. by me.

[fortpeck_longbow]

IMO. i think that the archery world is evolving in a way that puts a sour taste in my mouth. much of it coming from the hunters on TV.shooting elk at 70 yards with a bow is so freaking wrong in my book.( the whole shoot 8 deer a year and give the meat to charity haha right! do the horns go there also???) Sorry to be so nagitive but im so passionate about the sport. oh and by no means do i think ALL compound hunters are to blame.

[straitera]

Agreed!!! But, if you're mad everytime some moron gets stupid, you'll just walk around mad all the time. Lead by example. You're the better man.

[tradhunter1]

Yep I've shot a compound. Thankfully god put me at a trad only shoot and haven't looked back since.

[rickshot]

I’ve shot only “trad” bows since before they acquired the title. First bow was at 9 or 10 and I am now 62…bows started at 10# +/- to 84# at the high end.  Have yet to need any auxiliary assistance with shooting my bows…life is good. Rick.

[fortpeck_longbow]

nice rick!!! i myself am a third gen stick bow bowyer/hunter.