Recurve or Longbow ?

[snellville-dave]

Seems like a lot of people seem to shoot both, just wondering if the people that only shoot one style have any specific reasons to like one or the other the best. I'm shooting bows in the 40# to 45# range, if that has anything to do with a certain style bow. Thanks, Dave

[BowHunterGA]

I still shoot both from time to time. I just love the simple beauty of a D shaped longbow. Just something about the simplicity that I fell in love with the first time I shot one. Out to 15 yards or so I am more consitent with my recurves but that gap keeps getting less and less.

[wildgame]

I like longbows for the way they feel and sound, lighter , and seem to be less noisy for me! I've only had two recurves so maybe I didn't give them a fair chance!

[momo]

i have shot both like the recurve better easy to shoo faster and more forgiving but still love both

[Night Wing]

I've owned both recurves and one longbow. I shoot recurves very well, but alas, when shooting a longbow, it gives me a case of the "raspberries" if you get my drift.

I tried shooting my Belcher hybrid "Longhorn" longbow for two years, but the the grip on a conventional longbow feels foreign to my hand. I could never get used to it. I guess shooting the medium pistol grip of a recurve for 48 years sealed my fate when it comes to shooting a longbow.

[rraming]

I prefer longbows but shoot recurves better, I made a decision to stick with two recurves and just shoot. Enough is enough!

[jhg]

I prefer the look, the aura, the attitude and the lore that wafts around any longbow like the mythic smoke of the hunters  fire.

 A longbow is all I ever wanted to be seen with in my hand.

[Plumber]

just shoot both. if you decide on one before long you will be thinking about the other.your going to wind up shootin both anyhow .trust me, if your new just pick one to start.an stay with it for atleast a year.if you buy both to start it becomes too much at once.good luck ED

[Ulysseys]

Everything about me wants to be a longbow shooter but I picked up and recurve not too long ago and realized it was just much more "natural" for me, so out went the longbow and in came a hoyt buffalo.  I'm sure I'll try again soon enough though    

[njloco]

I shoot both, it's really not difficult, it's all in the grip.

[Sam McMichael]

I just like the look and feel of a D shaped longbow. Its more a feel good thing than any technical issue. But like some of the others here I have both and still shoot the recurve every once in a while.

[kennym]

My main goal is hunting.

I like a mild D/R longbow about 62/64"

No string hitting limbs,a bit quieter than most recurves.

No handshock , easily tuned.

My .02 , YMMV

[steadman]

Longbow only here. Slight rf/df or D shaped. Love the look, the feel, and the silence. Like Kenny said YMMV.

[katman]

I have shot D longbows and liked them, I shoot recurves and like them also, but lately I shoot hybrids almost exclusively. I like the way the limbs load on draw, how quiet they can be and how well they perform for me.

Nightwing, with ILF setups you can now shoot longbow or recurve with any style grip you like.

[CANT/SHOOT]

I shoot both but heavily prefer a longbow. the main reason being the lightness in the left hand and smoothness of draw. But for me recurves seem a little snappier so thats a plus. over all i hit dead on more often with my long bows... don't know what i'm doing wrong with recurves but for me longbows come out on top.

[Ragnarok Forge]

I shoot longbows and specifically one make and model.  I have three of the same model.   I shoot 68 inch R/D longbows.  No stacking, no hand shock, plenty fast for me, and I love a low wrist grip.   I can shoot recurves well, the handles just feel clunky and huge in my hand.

[straitera]

Hill/style lb's only here for the past 35 years. Just personal preference re aesthetics & function. Shot plenty of recurves long ago. Not a fan of pistol or locator grips anymore as they are limiting to me comparatively. And, recurves are hard on my 31" draw fingers.

[huskyarcher]

I have had both but I am not any closer to deciding than when I started...

[kennym]

Dalton, that may be the best answer yet!!  

[David Yukon]

I like and shoot both... That said, it seems like i shoot the recurve a bit better, is it the fact that my recurve is lighter in weight than my LB?? I'm not sure.

I would love to try a D shape bow, heather mild r/d or Hill style, in 60# at my draw(30" with my current 68" r/d bow)...