This is a very good thread and everybody is showing the character that makes bowhunting an above average sport. As has been stated many times already it's up to the individual as to what he or she is comfortable with. As you can tell I'm a "bowhunter" who happens to use traditional equipment. Before the compound came out I was just a bowhunter. My brother, who got me started hunting, is a person that needed the compound in order for him to be efficient and humane in this sport. One of you guys hit the nail on the head when you said traditional bows seem to be a fad. I see literally hundreds of people shooting traditional equipment that should be shooting something much more proficient if they are going to hunt living creatures. Every bow made is more accurate than any person shooting it but it doesn't mean "you" will be able to get that accuracy out of it. I happen to be able to shoot my longbow with nearly the same accuracy as the average guy shooting a compound so I feel comfortable using it but if you can't hit anything with the bow your using then switch. It always amazes me that a person who would trade a rifle immediately if it didn't hit in the same place twice will carry a bow they aren't capable of shooting in the same place twice!