Originally Posted by
OHbowhntr
Trad-Bow Elitists....
I wish I had shoulders that would tolerate me trying to become proficient and hunting w/ a Trad-bow, but I unfortunately don't. As it is, I'm dropping down to 60-65# w/ my 75-80% let-off stuff. But at the same time, I still enjoy watching the arrows fly. And I can HONESTLY appreciate that it takes quite a bit more skill and dedication to be proficient w/ a Trad-bow.
As for which bow to buy, I certainly wouldn't let a potential " * " in a P&Y book talk me out of a bow that I really liked. Best advice a guy could get is...."SHOOT EVERYTHING, then make a choice!!!"
You won't believe it but it hurts my shoulders to shoot compound these days. Holding all that wieght at 12" of draw compared to me holding all the wieght at full draw. Its just different and hurts me. With a tradbow, your back is doing all the work at full draw. But with a compound, you forearm is doing alot of it during the draw. I say give it a try.
Big difference however is the bow shoulder hurts more with trad bows. Quite the opp with compounds.