Hedhuntr - shooting traditional isn't the same as shooting a compound, so you have to figure out what kind of race you would rather run. Dirt track? Nascar? Indy? It's all racing yes, but different types.

I picked up the recurve after years of hunting with a compound. Hunted with the recurve for two years, then went back to the compound. After not picking up my compound for two years, I put 6 arrows in the bullseye the first time I shot it. You don't lose it with a compound and pins (if they are on still). With traditional, you have to work at it. I was shooting bullseyes at 25 yards the first day I brought my recurve home and was fairly consistent. I knew anchor point and the mechanics involved though. Still, if I walk away from the recurve, that "feel" goes away but doesn't take a whole lot to get it back.

So, going back and forth? They won't affect one another because they aren't the same.

Also, it's a completely different accomplishment to harvest a deer with a recurve, at least it was for me.