VermontHunter Posted May 27, 2005 Report Share Posted May 27, 2005 What was your friends reason for that suggestion ???? I started with a compound bow,,,the difference being with a recurve or long bow is that you shoot instinctively without sites and you will have to hold back the actual poundage of draw weight.... Where as with a compound it uses cams to ease the draw wieght and has the benetfits of sights, and a mechanical release.... To me what you shoot is all a matter of preference... But be fair warned once you have started the Acrhery Game you will be hooked for life... Good Luck with your choice or choices... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VTbowman Posted May 27, 2005 Report Share Posted May 27, 2005 Re: compound? single? whathuh? Its all a mtter of personal preference. Both bows can utilize a rest, sights, stabilizers etc. Like Luke pointed out though, the compound uses cams to minimize the amount of weight your holding at full draw to make it easier to aim and shoot. Thus being able to shoot a bow with higher over all poundage. Most compound today have about 18 to 22 pounds at full draw. A trad bow will be full poundage at full draw. IE even a light 45# bow at full draw is twice the poundage of a 70 pound bow at full draw. There your major difference. Try them both and shoot as many different bows of each type and decide for your self which you enjoy more. I myself just went back to traditional bows and lovin every minute. Oh BTW I have a nice Mathews SQ2 for sale in the Classified Room if your still lookin. LOL (Sorry fellas I had to plug my bow here. LOL) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest antlers21 Posted May 27, 2005 Report Share Posted May 27, 2005 Re: compound? single? whathuh? I would start out with a compound because of the letoff. You wont have to struggle with the weight and you can work on good form. Just my two cents worth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckee Posted May 27, 2005 Report Share Posted May 27, 2005 Re: compound? single? whathuh? I prefer the compound because recurves and longbows just take too much time and commitment to get really good with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christsavedme Posted May 27, 2005 Report Share Posted May 27, 2005 Re: compound? single? whathuh? I started out with a compound and then moved on to a long bow. I now shoot both. As said previously, the long bow or recurve takes lots of practice. Not saying that you don't have to practice with a compound because you do! Just that a long bow has made me become alot more patient, not only while target shooting but also in the stand. So if I was going to give advice it would be to start out with the compound, but you can always shoot both and see which fits you best. There are many makes and models of each so don't settle for the first one you pick up. Just my little tid bit of info! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
too_pointer Posted May 27, 2005 Report Share Posted May 27, 2005 Re: compound? single? whathuh? I agree, start out with a compound. So much easier to shoot. If down the road you want more challenge, then a longbow or recurve is there. too_ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Finn Posted May 27, 2005 Report Share Posted May 27, 2005 Re: compound? single? whathuh? I'd go with a compound first. You can always go traditional down the road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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