Longbow or Recurve?
 

I'm a curious kind of fella I geuss....I like to hear what folks prefer longbow or recurve.
I started out on a recurve in 1974, shot recurves until about 1989.
I started the bow-hoping thing from then on ---longbow and recurves.
I have a Quinn Stallion recurve...probably the best recurve I've shot [overall]. But, for some reason when it comes to walking out and hitting what I'm looking at ....I tend to do better with a longbow. All of this is subjective to the individual....folks are different and different things work better than others. Something about the grip on a longbow works better for me. I believe any of them will work but just curious what do you prefer?
Thanks.

Longbow, much more easier to make quiet. Much more stable. By the time you add all the dampeners and all to a recurve to make them as quiet, you are at longbow speed.

But I do have zipper recurves, and a colt recurve. And do hunt with em. Good news about them, is they can be shorter and have good string angle.

I prefer longbows by a big margin, but not just any longbows. I'm not a fan of "Hill" style longbows--not straight or slightly deflexed limbs, and I really dislike a straight, narrow grip. I also don't care for 3-piece longbows with super heavy risers and recurve grips.

I like a mild to moderate deflex/reflex design with a small riser and a grip that's dished to fit my hand. I want to pick it up and shoot it, not worry about getting my hand in the right spot and holding it just so, etc.

I can shoot a recurve well enough--some days more accurately than my longbow--but I much more prefer shooting my longbow, or one of my selfbows.

Chad

Longbow. I wanted to step out of the compound into trad. So I went all the way to longbow. Guess I've been stuck that way ever since. Sure I own and shoot a few recurves. My hunting bow is recurve. But I always keep coming back to longbows.

I'm with LBR.....I like a mild r/d longbow, they seem to be the most pleasant to shoot [for me].
The strange thing is ....I can shoot a lot of different arrows out of a mild r/d longbow, than any other bow.
It may be the opposite for others but that's what I have encountered.

The longbow just feels so right to me.

Once I get past 20 yards, I shoot both my recurves slightly better than my hybrid longbow. I mainly bowhunt keeping my shots to 20 yards or less.

Long Bows for me too for the reasons mentioned above.

I've only ever shot 1 cheap recurve and own 2 beautifully made custom longbows .... So its longbow for me :) .

Looks to me like something was missed allright. Maha, do you even shoot a bow? I saw your post about pigs--straight from a book or websight, not from experience--am I correct?

On the x-bow, there's a forum for that--this ain't it.

Its spam. Or computers testing the waters. These hackers/spammers/etc. have these programs that searches forums for key words, and post things that might be relavent or not. Actually I have heard some forums do it on purpose also to push up thier advertising number. Kinda inflate the numbers. I don't think thats what is happening here.

They usually have some some webpage attached they want you to go too.

So how's the family? Are things stil the same with MIL? I am prayin for your family

Thanks BC--that's all I needed to know. I'll take care of that one. I knew something wasn't just right, just didn't know what.

Mom in law is getting weaker by the day, but we knew what was coming--just don't know how long. My wife did manage to get a little grin out of her today. It amazes me that someone as sick as she is was able to grin.

She's sleeping most of the time, and we're doing our best to control her pain and nausea.

We very much appreciate the thoughts and prayers. My wife and I are getting a little bit of cabin fever, but we let each other get out some--just rare that we can get out together, and can't stay long when we do.

I have used compounds, recurves and now a custom Deville Bamboo backed osage longbow. I will have to say I am more accurate with the longbow.

Longbow for me

Thanks for the replies. I like them both but I always seem to go back to the recurve........but I'm tired of jumping around.
So I'm gonna stick with the recurve, but I know it's more personal preference and most of all THE SHOOTER.

I've been shooting my hybrid longbow less and less. I really don't care for the grip on the longbow. If this keeps up, I'm going to try and sell it and put the money towards buying another recurve, preferalbly a one piece 66" Blacktail recurve.

I started out on the recurve in 1974 and along about 1989 I started shooting longbows off and on.
I like both, but I always seem to make a liar out of myself when I say " I'm gonna stick with the longbow"........I always go back to the recurve.

I shoot my recurves of different draw weights and it always takes me 10 -15 shots to get dialed in.I can take my Longbow off the rack and hit right where I'm looking first shot.I'm going to the NCTAC in Hickory,NC next weekend and I decided to shoot my longbow even though it is a little on the heavy side 65#.I just shoot for pleasure not competition so I'm planning on a great weekend.Some shoot recurves better,more power to them.I learned to shoot with my Longbow and I'm sticking with it.

I prefer hybrids myself, seem to be the best of both recurves and longbows all rolled into one without any of the bad manners that can plague either, But it's fun just shooting about any bow, and that's what it's all about...

I recently switched to traditional equipment and love it! I chose a longbow for no other reason than the friend that got me involved with traditional archery said it may be easier to learn to shoot.

Plus in my neck of the woods there are many more opportunities to join clubs and associations surrounding longbows rather than recurves.

I've given up on my longbow after two years. I just don't care for the grip and I'm no where as accurate as I am with my two recurves. Time to sell it.

Longbows vary as much or more than recurves in design, performance, grip, etc. If you put them all in one category and just give up on them all, you are cheating yourself.

I just shoot recurves much, much better. Recurves feel part of me, longbows don't. Once the longbow is sold, I'll put the money towards a 66" one piece recurve.

I've said it before that I always go back to the recurve but........yesterday I picked up my brothers longbow and I was cold too, haven't shot in a few days, I hit exactly what I was looking at every shot.
I think the reason I go back to the recurve is because that's what I started out on[ kinda feel guilty I geuss]. LOL
But for some reason it seems that the majority of the time I can walk out and just start hitting where I'm looking with the longbow. Maybe I'm one of those guys that just naturally do better with a longbow???? With a recurve ,it's like I have to think about it more....kinda hard to explain what I mean.

I really don't hunt with a bow much any more, but a short recurve was the ticket for me. It is a trade off. The long bow is quieter than a recurve, but it is too hard to move through laurel and thickets with. It does not take a whole lot to quiet a GOOD recurve. I had more problems with deer hearing the arrow coming than hearing the bow.

Looks to me like something was missed allright. Maha, do you even shoot a bow? I saw your post about pigs--straight from a book or websight, not from experience--am I correct?

On the x-bow, there's a forum for that--this ain't it.

I'm just starting out but I chose a long bow because I just found they were more forgiving than the recurves I shot.