Who here went recurve to longbow?

[straitera]

Started at 11 w/35# longbow, to recurves, to compounds, to longbows exclusively 35 years ago. No trouble shooting recurves. Just do not like locked in hand position of locator &/or pistol grips. Prefer my heavier straight handled lb's at 70" ntn also.

[kat]

I have always shot recurves with one exception. I bought a Mikuta long bow and couldn't get used to it. Good bow but not for me.
Time has passed, and I still want to hunt with a longbow, so I am trying a Silvertip L/B. It has a heavier locator riser, so I am hoping this will do it for me. Wish me luck.

I shoot both but my go-to bow is a Sarrels Blueridge takedown longbow. This longbow is the only bow I practice and hunt with. The only reason I own the recurve is to shoot more classes at the 3D shoots. I started with a recurve a LONG time ago. One of my best friends (Bob Sarrels of Sarrels Archery) started building longbows so I tried one of his original one piece models. I was hooked on the longbow then and have been primarily a longbow shooter ever since.

The dinky longbow grips is part of what I like about longbows.......along with not having to use a stringer!

Bisch

[trad_bowhunter1965]

How I switch was by accident I want to go to the North American Longbow Safari and I had been shoot with couple of Trad Gang bud's Roadkill and Traxx both shot Pronghorn Longbows. They told me that Rick's House arrows had a new Pronghorn Longbow I went down to shoot it and I bought two Pronghorn's in one year fell in Love with them one is call Red the other LG. Rick call me late last year said he had a New Pronghorn in I should come down and shoot it I did but left it there three Longbows in a year would been a little too much for the Boss if you know what I mean.

[Bob Abeln]

I shoot the hybrids and get the best of both worlds. Recurves do seem kinda heavy now. You have to still have good form to shoot any kind of bow.

[Dimondback]

I had primarily shot recurves growing up and after I split a limb on my grizzly I decided to go the longbow route. I don't forsee me going back as I love the feel, lightweight and general shootability of a R/D longbow.

[Bill Turner]

Started out shooting a recurve. Picked up a friends long bow and fell in love with the feel. Have shot long bows since that day. Just sold the only recurve I own, which hadn't been shot a hand full of times the last 5 years. To nice a bow to be sitting on the rack unused. Just something about long bows that I can't resist.

[sswv]

when I switched over to trad only some years back I tried them all but now I only hunt with longbows. I just like them better all around. I recently swapped my son's recurve for him a longbow and he is VERY pleased. I'll pick up a RC every now and then but always let it go. just something about a longbow.

[fling]

Love my recuves but right now I'm in a longbow phase.

[joe ashton]

I personally think you should shoot one or the other. Going back a forth can be done but I feel it screws with ones confidence. Archery is mostly a mental game and I have limited RAM in my brain so... JMO.

Originally posted by joe ashton:
I personally think you should shoot one or the other. Going back a forth can be done but I feel it screws with ones confidence. Archery is mostly a mental game and I have limited RAM in my brain so... JMO.

X2   My feelings exactly.  

Thinking this would be especially true when you are in a situation that requires a quick instinctive shot....no thinking/aiming - just killing with the engrained/embedded ROM.

[Jerry Jeffer]

I started shooting longbow several years ago and found my true love of archery. I started archery with a recurve, moved to compound, back to recurve and then long bow. Compound bored me to death. Any way, my hunting buddy had been shooting some longbows, and I tried them out once he bought one. The first few times I struggled with the grip, finally got hold of it and now I just enjoy it so much! I too felt the grip was small, but I had a custom bow made with a beefy grip and it worked out great. Give it some time and enjoy.

[awbowman]

I shoot my Custom Bighorn recurve well, but there is something about a short LB that I am determined to use.  I'm currently shooting a Thunderstick Mag right now and as long as I watch my grip it shoots deer MOA for sure!

You really have to watch how you grip the LB and also your release  ....  much less forgiving than a recurve.

BTW, VERY impressed with the mag and thinking of getting me one a little heavier in a 2-piece.  Time will tell.

[riverrat 2]

I started with a recurve. Then went ILF recurve and longbow profiles. I liked the longbow limbs better. Then I went to a Centaur Longbow....and just got a Shrew Classic Hunter. It is the grip of a longbow,and something about the way they draw and shoot that I love. I don't plan on getting a recurve any time soon. In fact the only curve I own is my bowfishing set-up.

[BRITTMAN]

I did and it didnt take long at all , maybe a few weeks or a month or 2 . If you switch to a longbow get a takedown like a Hummingbird , Firefly , or Crow Creek . You my find you like them better for quietness and light weight .

[Ulysseys]

Thanks for the input guys - never thought of a RC being more forgiving - because its what I shot - do they tend to be more forgiving than the LB?

[Two Dogs]

Started w/ a LB when I was a young boy, shot a curve for a few yrs, then returned to the LB. I should never have strayed! [sob]  

[frassettor]

The BIGGEST thing when I go from my recurve to PLX'S is how I grip the bow. With my longbows, I have to use the heel of my hand, unlike my recurve. As soon as I figured out the grip, my shooting improved almost immediately.

[Dave Bowers]

Like others I can switch back and forth. I have no problems with longbows and enjoy shooting them. There's some about a recurve I just prefer?

[stujay]

I shoot both, can't really tell the difference as I enjoy them both and am about equal with either one.