I am a pretty hard core Hill style archer, but reaching back to earlier days, I decided I should have a recurve to fool around with too. Plus, my shoulder has healed a bit over the years and I can shoot a high wrist, which is really kind of new for me.
I buy a Black Widow, a 1996, just like the one I had in 1993 but grey, and using the knowledge I gleaned from GFA's book I figure I can shoot it....correctly.
Wow, all I can say is that it is smooth, fast, stable, and really easy to group arrows and bust nocks, without having nicely tuned arrows.
I can see why a lot of people are recurve shooters. I think the Hill style longbows are good shooters, maybe more versatile, but it's tough to match the ease of shooting a recurve that fits right. I have been pleased after 50 arrows of smiles.
I guess I have to become a more well rounded archer!
I've been a recurve shooter for the past 48 years. :thumbsup:
For me it is just the opposite.
I shoot my longbow better than recurves. My Harrison longbow is center shot as are recurves which makes it easy to shoot many different spine arrows.
I have and shoot Hill longbows that are not center shot and find once my arrow is tuned I shoot them better than a recurve too. I guess it is a personal thing.
Hey Gil! My longbows shoot great too, but it took a little more work I think. Maybe the work I put in with longbows just carried over, but they sure do feel different. I guess I am saying I need to shoot both!
I shoot both Lots of times I will take both out one for the mornning and one for the after noon.Difrent bows for diferent situations.
I just look at my rack and take whichever one talks to me. Whether it be stick or recurve.