ORIGINAL: BigJ12
BTW......drawing a long or recurve is not easier than a compound, don't let the lower draw weight fool you. I would much rather shoot 100 shots with my 70lbcompound (easy) than with a 50lb long/recurve bow any day. You see the actual act of drawing is not as hard as
holding at full draw for the time to get on target and make a good shot. You see your muscles are in movement and that is not as taxing on them as when they are static, ie holding at full draw. Holding a compound with 65% and up let off is way easier than holding 50lb with 0% let off. Now repeat that 100 times and you will see just how hard it is to hold and keep it"on target" after about oh........60 shots or so.
I am sorry. I remembered that the topic came up with a guy with bad shoulders. I do not know if a recurve will be easier on your back.