I'm putting a lot of thought into it! It's something that I've always wanted to do and just haven't. I'm scared to death to give up my training wheels though! It just seems so much more enjoyable than micro-adjusting this and that and searching for that perfect tune. Traditional seems so much more laid back and more human. I sometimes feel like a robot when I shoot compound because it's a machine and full of advantages. All that said, I'll still be up in an all welded aluminum treestand wearing, waterproof Scent-Lok made out of the most advanced materials....so I'm not necessarily going all out trad, but I will likely be shooting woodies out of that recurve. I've been taking a serious look at the Chek Mate Falcon....seems a great deal for a starter and I've read a few posts here that seem to suggest it's worth more than $200. I tried the yard sale thing and well, that's just hit or miss....I'd rather something new that I can vouch for the history of. I'll be picking the book up this weekend....hopefully I get to read it soon!

As far as the initial question, I was just curious. I'm an engineer by trade and it's just second nature to figure out how things work....and it really bothers me not knowing!

Thanks.