ORIGINAL: Matt / PA
One thing I do notice is that EVERYBODY's bow is nice and admired for what it is it seems.........people have their prefered makes, styles etc but there is no attacking one brand or the other within their ranks. Compound shooters seem to attach their whole identity to what bow they shoot and defend it to the death. LOL
These guys just love a sweet looking hunk of wood no matter who built it.
The only slight exception it seems is with Black Widow. They seem to be the "Mathews" of the Trad world. You'll see the "overpriced", "There are better bows for less money" "They only sell so many because of advertising" type stuff occasionally that seem to get pretty heated. Black Widow for whatever reason is a bit of a polarizing topic.
Matt you nailed it! I noticed this when I first started going to the range with my Longbow. The Trad guys would come right over and want to see what kind of bow I was shooting, ask if they could shoot it or if I wanted to shoot theirs etc... and you would always get the curious guy that shoots a compound that wants to get into a Longbow or Recurve! Thats what I like about it the most, its supposed to be FUN and bring folks together, not separate us!