I started with a recurve too and then went to the longbow. Most recurves feel alien in my hand anymore. I like the way the longbow feels in my hand, I like how quiet and easily pointed they are and I especially like the looks of them. I own two. A classic D style all bamboo and osage longbow by a bowyer named Don Brown who passed away last August and a Chek-Mate Crusader R/D longbow that is my primary shooter.