I have a compound and its great, i know there are still some hunters that just can't use them...
People that don't use compounds CHOOSE to not use them. Anybody that can do some decent shooting with a stickbow can shoot a compound quite well.
...mainly people that have been using recurves there whole life...
There are very, very few in that category. The vast majority of recurve/longbow shooters have used compounds extensively at some point in their life.
...but compunds are by far better and you can shoot them a lot farther and its easier to be more accurate and everything like that.
Each advance in compounds takes just that much more challenge out of shooting. A lot of guys chose to begin bowhunting FOR the challenge. That is where they get their enjoyment. Take away the challenge and you take away the enjoyment.
That is one of the prime reasons many people have dumped the compound and have gone back to their recurves and longbows. Couple the challenge with easy, low cost maintenance, simplicity in design and operation, light carrying weight, much less expenditures for accessories and tools, not to mention how quick the stickbow is to get into action, and it's easy to see why traditional archery is the fastest growing segment of the sport. Frankly, it's more FUN than compounds.
