Ever notice how crossbow threads never get nasty with personal potshots until someone says they don't like the things? And, to top it off, have the unmitigated audacity to say why! I think that attitude is why so many guys don't care for crossbows or the guys who use them - the handicapped aside, of course. As a long time opponent of crossbows, I know I've never appreciated the attitude.[>:]

I still don't favor their unrestricted use in bow seasons by the physically capable but, in light of what's been going on with compound technology and the abandonment of let-off restrictions by Pope and Young Club, I've been compelled to reassess the issue. IMO, compounds have caught up with, if not surpassed, the crossbow in ease of use. I can no longer say crossbows are bad while turning a blind eye to compounds. If compounds are okay, then crossbows have to be okay too.