Longbows pretty much died out in the 50's. Recurves drew smoother and shot faster, so practically everyone went to recurves. A few diehards held on to shooting longbows though. I finally got alongbow in the late 70's or early 80's. In fact, I shotmy 120 pounder at my first field archery tournament.(Never shot that beast at a field shoot again though![:-])
Anyway, I think RB is right. Practically everyone from pre-compound days started out with recurves and that's whatthey know best, are most comfortable with, have the greatestconfidence withand, usually, are most proficient with. I'm that way, for sure. I love shooting longbows, but I'vealways beena better shot with a recurve.
Stands to reason that someone who is making videos will shoot the bow he's least likely to embarrass himself with.
