I shoot both but watch out, You WILL find yourself carrying the traditional bow into the woods more often than your compound. That is what happened to me. Shooting trad is extremly addicting. And as a side effect it has made me concentrate more on my form and has helped my compound shooting alot. But make sure if you get a trad bow, first get one with a low poundage like 30 or 35lbs (No more than 40lbs) to practice with to build up your muscles and work on your form. Because if you over bow yourself from the start you have a higher tendency to form bad habits very quickly that are hard to break. Another thing is it takes twice the amount of practice to get good and stay efficient with a trad bow as it does a compound, well that is atleast what I have found to be true with me. Here I am with My Chek-Mate Hunter II this past fall.