why are they charging so much for american made newlongbowsfrom quality manufacturers....

it seems like a bowyer that makes both Recurves and Longbows charges the same, if not more, sometimes a hundred dollars more, for a longbow than he does for a recurve..


WHY????
is a longbow harder to make??? (they certainly dont look like they are harder to make but i could see how having longer limbs couldgive bowyers a fit. 8-9 hundred dollars for a Howard Hill style bow seems pretty steep too me)

if they arent harder to make i guess i dont understand, is it an image thing, and guys who shoot longbows are willing to pay the extra money for something that is considered more traditional or exactly what they want???

just a thought, not trying to affend anyone.

another thing i think about from time to time is a Bowyer like Adcock, everybody mentions how his longbows are almost or faster than some recurves and how theyfeel like a recurve.

to me that doesnt make any sense...if his "longbow" can keep up with recurves. why doenst he design a full blown recurve utilizing his bowmaking genius and bloweverything elseaway????

whynot just makea recurve instead of saying thatthis "longbow" is almost as fast as one.

I say "longbow" because to me adcocks bows look more like recurves.