Have to say that I have pretty much switched to carbons on my recurves and longbows. The spine on a carbon seems a lot less critical and, with the cost going down on carbons, there's cost savings by not using them.. I also like the fact that carbons don't bend.. They're either straight or broken..When I shool IBO with the longbow, of course you have to go back to wood.. rules of IBO. As far as tradition goes, my recurves and longbows are all made of modern materials so why not use carbons.. I see no problem with this...
Calabash