RE: Why recurve over longbow?
I honestly have not found a longbow yet that I really like as much as my Chek-Mate Hunter II recurve or for that matter my 1968 Bear Kodiak Magnum. I just don't shoot most of the longbows I pick up as well as I do those recurves. But I could see myself possibly likeing a longbow like Rybo's reflex deflex style longbow, or possibly another hybrid one with a riser more like a recurve. Like some mentioned above I think it has something to do with the grip for me too.