RE: how tradtional are you
i just like the recurve over a compound (never shot a longbow but I think I would like it) because there are no sights. I dig the whole instinctive thing, kinda metaphysical "this shouldn't work but it does' kinda deal. I also like that witha recurve there is no let off. It just seems more real and I feel less detached from the whole shooting process.
I use the recurve and aluminum arrows, witha shooting glove and a cheap little quiver.