which has been around the longest,the crossbow or compound?it clearly sounds as if you have never shot a crossbow,there is nomlet off on the crossbow.both are fired by a trigger release.at full draw?i would like to see you hold a crossbow up for that long.you will not be able to,if you are a purest about archery then you would have to do away with the compound and go to a recurve with wooden arrows and hoemeade broadheads,do you do this?