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.
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The same reason that flyfisherman think that spin fishing is somehow less noble- they want to feel superior. Disregard the fact that the difficult 95% of fishing is just fishing - you know, find the fish, set up on the fish, cast to the fish, etc.

In fact, this analogy apeals to me. If traditionalists are flyfisherman, and compounds are spin fisherman, than crossbows are trollers. You still have to find the fish, and once you get one on the line you need to play it and reel it in. But trollers lack a whole series of other fishing skills - casting with precision, setting the hook...you get the idea.

Flyfisherman and spinfisherman have much more in common than the troller, don't you think?

By the way, data...I think my analogy to trolling might hit home in more than one way.