data, Im not attacking longbows and recurves, Im telling you why I dont use them and why I shoot a compound opposed to a crossbow.
Fine and dandy ....... but the art of shooting a recurve/longbow is STILL what it was by and large way back when. Self bowyers take it another notch for sure. Compounds ? Radical changes ........ would you like a visual ? Other than the ACS, I can't think of any huge changes to longbows/recurves since Bear and Co. introduced fiberglass into the limbs. Maybe carbon ........ but I personally don't think carbon is all that great anyway
My point was that in one breath you talk about making the sport harder with your stick - then in the next breath you talk about lowering your standards "because" you are shooting a stick..............
Lowering standards ? Everyone has standards and they shift and change all the time. Want me to prove it ? Whats a shooter buck in your area ? On public land ? No, on priovate land ? No, on a $5,000 trophy hunt a the local canned hunting preserve ? No, I meant Canada. Or Kansas. Or Pike county. See ? "Trophy" is a word that has many meanings. To you, it appears rack size = trophy. For me ? Shooting ANY LEGAL DEER with a stick is a huge trophy.
Looks like YOU are the one trying to make it easier on yourself by shooting ANY deer with a stick.......
Hell no - its MUCH harder to shoot a yearlig with a stick than a big bodied Kansas whitetail
If you choose to shoot a harder weapon to master I am all for it - good for you!!
So you agree its harder ?
But don't at the same time brown its down it and soapbox how hard you have made it for yourself
So it ISN'T harder ? Which is it ?
elitist???.............because I know a crossbow is not a compound?.............
or because I didn't say this............
You want your easy - but you don't want anyone else to have it EASIER in your mind. WHy not ? Because it isn't archery ? LOL - your compound isn't archery buddy, its a high tech arrow launcher that every year is designed to make your shooting more accurate with greater range, less noise, easier to shoot, faster and all with less practice.
My recurve doesn't change much.
Compound to you is a slam dunk so you've moved to something that's tougher.
Xtec Shooter - you don't know how much truth you just typed. I want to restructure that ..... Crossbow to you is a slam dunk so you've moved on to something that's tougher.
See ? Now you get it, don't you ? To you, in your eyes, a crossbow is ridiculously easy, and your compound is so much tougher ....... why heck, those crossbows shouldn't be allowed they're so easy !
Hmmmmmmmm
Your compound is super easy to me. Shouldn't I think the same thoughts ?
Hmmmmmmm ?