The difference between a longbow and a recurve. The only thing that i have noticed is that a longbow is quieter than a recurve. Compairing is a fred bear super kodiak and my uncles longbow cant remember what he has. I think the company was something like Americana i think im not for sure.

Black widow makes a quality bow. As for my experience with black widow, i dont own one because they are far to expensive for a 16yr old but i have a cousin and a uncle that both have a SA in grayback. Just a older version of the PSA. They are both extremely smooth. Accuracy depends mostly on the shooter and how comfortable you are with the bow. One thing i like about BW is that your hand is extremely close to the arrow shelf. To me just give you a better feel where the arrow is going.

I agree with LBR in saying that for what you have to pay for them its probably not worth it. But same with any other recurve. They all are over priced. All It is wood and fiberglass. It all depends on you personal opinion on what you look for in a bow and what you are willing to pay.