I dunno, that 64" of longbow got in the way for me SEVERAL times this year. Maybe sitting down didn't help. A compound I can do a lot of things with too - at full draw
Like I said, compounds have their advantages.
If your theory is true ....... why not open up 3D shoots to a whatever you want to shoot shoot ?
Already covered that. Our last surviving local club (crashed last summer) was a mixed shoot, with different classes. When a trad guy took over setting out the targets, he set them with trad shooters in mind. The compound guys left--they were destroying too many arrows. I seldom ever lost or broke one, and my group would often shoot from the compound stakes just to make it interesting. People like to shoot with their peers.
answer - because compounds score a lot higher. Why do they ? Better shooting bows - period.
Depends on the course or situation. Use a course like is usually set up for the AL State trad championship, the TN Classic, the Jerry Pierce, or the Howard Hill (especially the old HH shoot), orLost Tribe's April Fool's shoot--a good trad shooter will smoke a good compound shooter. When I shot mixed shoots, and the club was obviously ruled by compounds, the course was very different vs. one ruled by trad shooters. Clear lanes, stand straight up shots vs. trashy lanes and shots where you often had to squat/lean/stretch/kneel.
Sorry, I just disagree with the belief trad bows are better weapons. They aren't - every fact I can find proves it.
That's your right. I base my statements on my experience. I've seen good compound shooters waxed by good trad shooters, and I've out shot several myself. They didn't believe me either, until it happened.
They ARE more challenging, more fun, people can use them very well ....... but in the ends, just as rifles are better weapons than ANY bow, so too are compounds better than trad bows.
So accept my challenge. I pick the shots and use my longbow, you use the compound of your choice. I will out shoot you--I have no doubt whatsoever. I can say that without ever having seen you shoot.
They ARE more challenging, more fun, people can use them very well ....... but in the ends, just as rifles are better weapons than ANY bow, so too are compounds better than trad bows.
There's no cut-and-dry definition of which weapon is best--it's going to depend on who's hand it's in, and the situation. Want proof? Let's go pheasant hunting--me with my longbow, you with a compound or a rifle.
Come shoot with me at one of thetournaments I mentioned, and you will get a first-hand education.None of them allow compounds, but you will get the point.