There really is not much of a difference between the two. You still have to get close. A lot has to go right. Any guy that's not a complete wussy can hold a 55# bow with 80% let off for a couple minutes. So the only true difference is getting away with the draw while using a compound. Even if you have a crossbow you will have to hold it on target. Those things are heavy. That's a huge disadvantage. I have never even fired a true hunting cross bow. The only ones I have ever used was the ones at the fair. I will stick up for anyone that chooses to hunt with one. It is their choice, no one elses. Anyone who lays awake at night wondering why "they" let guys use crossbows during bow season needs to get a life really...a crossbow is a bow, not a gun.