Now you bring in a different weapon, one that takes less time to learn to shoot well. Heck I watched a group of city slickers on Ted's Dead or Alive show shoot the crossbow at a target, and hit bullseyes
You saying you can't do the same thing with the modern compound bow?
It has distinctive advantages over present archery equipment.
Like what the compound is more accurate and less cumbersome to shoot.I bet a arrow carries more KE and pentration then a bolt. So what are all of the advantages that a crossbow has?
I don't shoot year round and have no problem becoming deadly efficiant when I hit the woods. You do noy have to shoot a compound year round to be able to hunt with it. Maybe trad equipment but not a compound.