ORIGINAL: Chris W.
Most I know and have workedwithon shooting tend to make faster progress with arecurve. Particularly with a heavy risered takedown. I believe it's dueto more consistant hand placement with the contoured grips onmost recurvesand the mass weight of the risers. Personally, I shoot more consistantly with a recurve. I don't do bad with a longbow, but I'vereally got to pay more attention to form and alignment when shooting one.
I agree. For me it don't much matter. I could pick up my dads or my brothers longbow and be ready for hunting in no time. They both just feel very natural to me. The recurve I shoot was a gift given to me by my dad 13 years ago as a birthday present.