Theres so many loopholes on how "traditional" stuff is anymore. If you shoot a recurve but wear scent blocker suits, rubber boots, out of an aluminum treestand, is that traditional? You can shoot your recurve in jeans and a t-shirt for all i care, but as for the traditional aspect, its to hard of a line to draw. I shoot my compound and im perfectly happy with it. And personally, if your switching from a crossbow...the compound is the way to go. I've seen to many guys working at the shop shooting crossbows that look at traditionals with these faces like,"Theres no way in hell."