I've shot just about everything there is to shoot, just about any way it can be shot: selfbows to longbows, recurves to compounds, round wheels, hatchet cams, solo cams, sights/fingers, sights/release, no sights/fingers, no sights/release, 3-under, split fingers, ledge or bowlock releases, mechanical releases, instinctive, gap, string walking, face walking... Even crossbows.

There are so many ways to shoot a bow and so many different types of bows to shoot that I can't understand why anyone would limit themselves to only one type and only one style. There are definitely some styles I enjoy more than others. I enjoy traditional but have physical problems that prevent me from shooting as much draw weight as I want to be for hunting tougher animals, like big hogs.

So, for that kind of hunting I got a round wheel compound that I set up with a flipper rest. I shoot it using a combination of instinctive and gap and have beaten open class shooters at a couple of local 3D shoots doing it. It's as close to being trad as I can get and still have wheels on a bow, but it's a lot easier to shoot accurately due to the letoff.

That might be an option you could explore if you want to try traditional but are hesitant about jumping in with both feet right off the bat. You can pick up old roundwheel compounds for a song at flea markets and pawn shops and have them rerigged fairly inexpensively.

But, if you want to shoot a recurve then just do it. There are some itches that simply will not go away until they're scratched.