I want to say one thing before, I get started. This is in no way a thread to start an argument over Longbows and Recurves cause, I shoot both, and enjoy them both, very much and don't think, I could ever choose one over the other.
Question: Which bow do you prefer, and why, or do you like to shoot both as, I do?
I shoot both but I prefer to shoot my longbows. I just seem to be more accurate with a longbow and I like the smoothness of a longer more forgiving bow. :)
I prefer the recurve to a long bow. I enjoy the looks and size of a recurve.
I just like the feel of a recurve,I shoot both.But I just love the look,feel,and shootability of a recurve.I have taken more deer with a longbow but that was all that I had hunted with until a few years ago.
Robert
I like the longbows like Habu VyperKahn L, Brackenbury Non-Typical, and Morrison Shawnee with Dakota limbs. I like their recurve style grip, but the quietness of the longbow limbs.
I like the longbows. I feel and sound after the shot. Just a thud and it's over.
Mike
I prefer the Longbow over the Recurve bow for many reasons- lighter in hand, less finger pinch, maneuverability, forgiveness, simplicity, aesthetics -beauty, and they just feel right. I especially like the Hill style strait handle Bows. Mike
I shoot both. I'm shooting the longbow more than the recurve lately. It always amazes me how a weapon so light and delicate can bring down animals a thousand times its weight.
I shoot both. Right now it's recurve but I like the look and feel of the longbow as well. I have a tendonitus problem in my elbow and the recurve seems to put less strain on it.
Longbow or Recurve??
Today, or tomorrow??
I love 'em both, and change back and forth often enough to prevent becoming proficient with either. But hey, I like it!
Longbow.
A longbow to me is like a fine side by side shotgun. The way they look, feel and handle just says "Traditional". The recurve is the over and under, better then a semiauto (or compound) but lacking. Recurves can be pretty but never gracefully.
Hey Whip,
That is exactly how, I am...... I love both, and just can't limit myself to shooting one or the other. I shoot them both well, and switching from one to another has never been a problem for me.
Longbow for me. There is something "pure" about a longbow that I feel like is missing in a recurve.
I shoot both I have not shot a type of bow that I have not liked. I have found I prefer recurves for hog hunting and longbows for deer. I couldn't really tell you why I have found this preference, just that I have.
I also prefer a selfbow for small game; but I currently am without one, for some reason the and osage selfbow seems to be suited to rabbits and squirrels.(It could be I just like the added excuse a selfbow gives me for m-m-m-missing those little critters;"Well I guess I just don't shoot this one enough.")
I'm a longbow shooter,not that i have not shot many recurves,i just like the feel and looks of longbows.The lack of sound after the shot.
Longbow :D :D
I only have the one bow, so I suppose I prefer my recurve at the moment. Heck - it shoots better than I do anyway. :-D
Mike,
Long time no hear from...I enjoy shooting both, but I get my Centaur any day now and I am really looking forward to putting the time in a longbow for a while. Hope all is well. Mark
Mark,
All is well my friend... You have a PM
Mike
I prefer the simplicity of the longbow for hunting.
Gil
I like features of both. I like the smooth draw of a recurve. I like the quiet shot, and low mass weight of the longbow. I found the bow that incorporates all of that together in my Great Northern Ghost recurve.
Longbow, for all the reasons listed above. Thinking back, all of my great shots, whether at game or targets, have been with a longbow. I really believe that they are a better weapon for me. I do own a recurve though and it is sexy, what with all those curves.
Have made and shot both and like the longbow for the simplicity. If the grips are similer they shoot pretty much the same for me. But then again I am old and easy to please. Just love to shoot arrows in both.
All I own is Longbows, I have only shot a few Recurves....
Self bow longbows for me anything else is like shooting a compound without sites. To me anyway it's what traditional actualy is. No offense meant to anyone out there. Do and shoot what makes you happy.
I like both, but if I had to pick one, it would be the longbow. As many have said, the sound and smooth draw are important factors. I also tend to shoot them a bit better, though my old Black Bear is hard to beat.
Longbows because they look right! :)
RonP
Prefer a longbow over the recurve because that is what I shoot best. It's a confidence thing. Also, in my opinion a longbow is more quiet than a recurve, and for me silence is golden.
Longbow but I'll shoot a recurve. I like selfbows and the more modern laminated bows with glass. I guess I just like shooting bows and watching the arrows fly.
A group of guys were having a discussion at the local indoor range about some particular bow and I overheard the shop owner saying "Let Mudd try it, he'll shoot anything!" so I guess it may have some truth to it.
God bless,Mudd
Funny how many people say a longbow is quiter than a recurve.
I shoot both and all mine are dead silent.
Having said that,I prefer the curve because I like the lines.
I shoot both pretty much the same but I find the longbow takes a bit more work,,,,a labour of love though.
Like most say,it's a confidence thing,,,sure can't argue with that.
Best to all.
John.
I have both but shoot longbows 99% of the time. My Hills are light, simple and deadly quiet, they never hear it coming.
I have both, old Bear recurve for shooting fish. The rest of the time a longbow seems to just fit better, no figure pinch, and I am more accurate with a longbow. They seem to be more forgiving, to me.