It all boils down to perception. A lot of trad shooters look down on modern shooters b/c SOME of them perceive the modern form of archery to be a cop out or the easy road. On the other hand, some modern shooters look down on trad shooters as elitist, crotchety old farts I love shooting my bow and I love archery, but my number one reason for shooting a bow is to kill large whitetail deer, that is what drives me, its my passion. I realize that achieving that goal with traditional gear would be quite a triumph, but I don't have the time or patience it takes to become proficient with such gear AND when I do get that once in a lifetime shot at a trophy buck standing in a thicket at 35yds, I want to know that I can hit the spot without exception.