Stealthy & others,
I really must be losing the meaning of what I am attempting to convey.
I started out using a recurve when I 1st started bow hunting. I had much more time back then to practice every evening, all summer long. I had to practice more to feel comfortable setting foot in the woods, and I was fortunate to have the time to do so. Along comes the compund. I switch to that because it was a little more efficient. I still needed to practice quite a bit and made the time to do so. As years go by, and my skills as an archer increase, the practice sessions get boring hitting the circle every time. At that same time, my interests in other things grow, fishing, more intense scouting, and hunting other critters of all types. I am able to pursue those other interests because I can still be quite proficient with my bow in less time. I don't understand how efficiency is a bad thing. I have almost all but given up rifle hunting to use my bow. What gun hunting I still do is done with short range rifles and revolvers now, to put a bit of challenge back into it. If some magical law was passed that I had to use a recurve again, I'd Da#n sure find the time to shoot all spring and summer to be proficient enough to take to the woods in the fall. Yes my other passions would suffer, but BOW HUNTING is and always will be tops on my list. But as long as I can shoot my compound a few weeks before the season to gain the needed proficiancy, I will be happy I can partake in my other outdoor interests.

I don't think I can make it any more clearer than this.