Well Ive seen some BEAUTIFUL longbows and recurves and shot both but have always wondered what really is the biggest differnce. The one that comes to mind is speed, I have heard on multiple occasions that recurves will give more speed and also that longbows can be more forgiving. So help me out here....what really is the reason that makes people choose between a longbow or a recurve?....besides personal prefernce of course.


Thanks all!