Longbow vs recurve???

[damascusdave]

Originally posted by Hud:
Started with a short longbow as a kid, and bought numerous recurves, and longbows since. I like both. Longbows are more stable, durable and easier to shoot. My recurves are modified with a low rest, to point easier, and the grips are low.

I believe two quotes are true, "it is difficult to shoot a recurve with one style [grip, etc] and a longbow with another", and "you have to decide whether you want to shoot targets [competition], or hunt, because the two do not go together". The first was in an article by Fred Asbell, as I remember it, and the other by Howard Hill.

Following that line of logic it would not be advisable to shoot 3D targets for practice. If I was a critter I would far sooner be hunted by someone who never shot any 3D because there is no way they are gonna be as effective as someone who regularly practices their form and target acquisition on the very realistic targets.

Of course 3D in its most competitive sense may have very little to do with actual hunting situations. It does, however, give us the continuous experience of shooting under pressure, exactly the nature of shots while hunting.

DDave

[Wiley Coyote]

I own both longbows and a recurve and I have to say that I enjoy shooting longbows better but I can shoot my recurve more accurately. One thing to consider is that a recurve requires a stringer and a longbow does not. I find this one less thing to deal with and carry around when I am hunting or at a shoot. It is in the end a personal preference.