Why a recurve or a compound? Why a truck or a car. To some, it's a way to get from point A to B, or a way to kill an animal. Nothing wrong with that at all - take your pick.

I personally like shooting my recurve over my compound - for pure shooting enjoyment - because of the challenge. I like the stick and string because there is hundreds of millions of dollars of gadgets on the wall of every archery shop that does not apply to me at all - saves me money. If you like that sort of thing, cool. Go for it.

I hunt with my compound because my consistency with the recurve is not where I want it or consider it to be in order to hunt. That is my fault - I do not practice enough with the recurve.

Good thing we have compounds available for those of us that only practice the day before the season.[:@][:'(]