I have to agree with what Bmott said. Who cares what kind of equipment you have as long as you got out and shoot it enough to get good with it. Heck I probably don't practice as much as I should but this year I am now in a bow club and can go shoot at any time I want to which I think is awesome. However I grew up entirely in the compound bow generation, and that is what I shoot. I did try instinctive shooting once and shot the horn off of my uncle's 3-d deer . I think I would have just as much fun shooting a longbow or trad. I personally just like to get out and shoot when I can. When I have kids you can dang well bet I am going to try to get them into the sport. I'm trying to get quite a few people into bowhunting right now, and have already got my best freind into it and he loves it now. However I won't tell or amyone else they are a worse bowhunter than me because of the equipment.