back me up here fellas - anybody else not get the distinct impression that ol' Data was definitely against compounds? Or was it only me?
you're a fawn - I forgive you for your misunderstandings of my position
now that you clearly know I'm not against compounds ......... what say you ?
Mattiac - I htink you "get it"
Right - obviously, your tone is different. I have more respect for your view (although I don't agree with it) that a crossbow is an extension of archery than I do for Datamax's (that since a compound bastardizes and corrupts archery, why not let anything, including crossbows, in.)
I'm not sugar coating what compounds are. They HAVE changed archery in ways never though possible. They are the to trad shooters no more than what crossbows are to compound shooters. And I aint afraid to say that.
You know of the Elitist views some trad archers have. Why ? Why do they feel that its the trad way or no way at all ? I can tell you why because I shoot trad and I KNOW why. Compounders take the easy way out using their tricked out high techy bowthingy's - they don't want to put the time and effort into learning the REAL side of archery. I know this - but I don't cop that attitude in truth. Why ? Because without the compound there would be vastly fewer archers and archery wouldn't be nothing what it is today. Compounds are not a negative to archery season though they bring in hundreds of thousands of 2 season archers and quite a few worthless ones at that. But - that someone chooses a compound won't effect my archery season one bit.
If I made an argument against compounds based on how they draw, the design differences, triggers, high letoffs, cables and wheels and cams, sights, - hell it would be MORE of an argument than the ones compounders make against crossbows !
But its irrelevant - the compounders choice is THERE challenge - its not for me to belittle that. And its not for a compounder to belittle a crossbowers choice either.
Theres your honest datamax for the day
