I've shot compounds before, replete with all the facinating gizmos, bells, and whistles, and frankly wasn't impressed enough to buy one. I tried it with the thought of getting more hunting time, but was reluctant to make such a substantial investment fearing that I might lose interest and be out the investment. Then a cousin invited me to shoot a 40# recurve that he used to shoot in high school, and I was hooked. I liked the simplicity of shooting it without all those distracting "mulligans", and after sufficiently mastering instinctive aiming well enough to actually hit the target consistantly I found myself perusing the pages of a Cabela's catalog and buying a 50# model for myself. I now have a 3-D buck in the yard for my hunting bow, and a home made bag target in the garage upon which I use that same 40# recurve that I started with. I also have an osage stave curing in my garage, someday soon it'll be gradually shaved into another thing to keep me hooked. As for compounds? Well...maybe someday.