Their reasoning behind going compound is that they are not able to hunt successfully with no sights and no let off. It's easy to hold that compound and wait for the animal to turn for a shot. I used to hunt with an oneida strike eagle with no sights but it pulls the same as a compound but the release is different. I hunt with a recurve now but I am considering buying a longbow. Point is they do what they do because they won't or can't do it the other way.