Maybe it's because I'm still sorta young (24) but I guess I don't see the extinction of the compound bow in the future, nor the massive switchover to crossbows. Granted, I wasn't around for the creation of the compound, but I think there are just too many people right now that are into shooting archery, especially with the compound bow, for it to die. When I go to the pro shop, I don't see many long bows, but what I do see are a ton of people that are shooting their compound bows with good accuracy, but striving to get more accurate. 5 spot is still the benchmark for accuracy and no matter how good an archer is, there is always room for improvement. I think that the challenge of archery with compounds/recurves will keep the crossbow from overtaking in popularity. I hope at least...