if I had a compound that would be a dead elk. I wouldn't take that shot with my recurve

Anyone who says this is a bad shot isn't knowledgeable. Browse the bowsite on frontal shots, its been beat to death.

I use to argue against frontal shots, but I was simply regurgetating what people had told me. Bury an arrow 25" into the chest and thats a very quikc, humane kill.

Like any shot, you gotta be able to make it. Many, MANY broadside shots are jacked, so that potential for error is on the shoulders of the archer's ability and nothing more.

I can make that shot with a compound, and with the power of the compound, dead elk.

I couldn't make it with my recurve, thus I wouldn't take it