As long as I can keep shooting I don't care.
Longbow or Recurve and wood arrows.  

Amen to all. It is what suits you best. I just find I prefer my longbows. My brother Danny is just the oposite, he shoots curves better. I just say keep shooting, no matter which it is. When I shoot I always take out three bows and shoot them all. That way I feel comfortable with which ever I pick up to hunt with. Keep shooting and have a great time at it is what I say.

I like shooting longbows better, not really sure why. Just enjoy it.

I prefer a Hill style longbow over anything. I find that they like a 7" or so brace height and a heavy arrow to absorb the masses of cast, torque, umpf or what ever you want to call it.

I'm like you Don. I have three or 4 recurves but now I shoot primarily my longbows. I take out three or four longbows when I go to the range and I just enjoy shooting Longbows. I have three Griffins, A Thunderhorn "Coup Stick", A Yeoman by Frederick, Two Navajo Scouts,A Morrison Dakota, All great bows that I love to shoot. Hard to decide which one to hunt with so I take one out in the AM and a different one in the afternoon. I guess I am hooked on shooting bows. Its a great sport.

Nice collection

Stick with what makes you happy and shoot em up but hey what do I know , I feel best with my Recurves , but hey I aint that knowledgeable.
   ,,,,,,,Sam,,,,,,,

I don't like to think of "recurves" and "longbows" as separate. I actually prefer the term..."bow."

When I chose to select what type of bow was best for me, I didn't think in boxes. Instead, I asked myself what traits I wanted in a bow...and then selected accordingly to achieve my expectations...asking which attribute was responsible for producing which trait...seeking to balance my desired attributes into one single bow. If the result was a recurve...fine. If it was a longbow...fine...and if it was a "cursed" compound...well...na, that wasn't an option because it broke my first requirement of simplicity (no gadgets that would require maintenance or adjustment).

I would actually prefer to see traditional archery 3-D competitions take the perspective of..."We are going to offer hunting type scenarios at our event (in the bush, on a game like trail, some moderate walking pace moving targets but no fast movements running, etc). Use what you want, do what you want...and may the best archer/bow win."

This is because I see the bow as a tool for hunting...and because I like simple reliability that performs.

As a result, I use a "modernized" longbow...that utilizes modern materials, reflex/deflex design, a long riser, modern epoxies, modern strings...and many things that are not "traditional longbow" concepts perhaps...yet in MY opinion, I do believe the final product has MUCH in common with and strongly resembles the traditional longbow...and that helps maintain quiet performance and excellent limb stability as well as the durable design that isn't easily damaged in adverse conditions...but with improvements/modifications in the areas that were responsible for some of the undesired traits I found among the old traditional longbows. Many of those modifications came from hybridizing some of the desired attributes responsible for the good aspects seen in the recurve (lack of handshock, improved efficiency, etc).

Before I recommend one or the other to someone...I ask, "What type of shooting do you do?" and "What do you need from your bow?"

     

When did you get a Non-typical???

       

I dont know Bubba, you are hopless,LOL.

I'm a one bow man and I just recently went "back" to shooting a longbow. Well actually, it's considered a "hybrid" longbow. All's I know is that I really like it, whatever it is!

Like others have said, it's all personal.          

My first was a Bob Lee Recurve back 2009 I killed a nice P&Y Antelope with it,That lit a fire that burns so hot, then I wanted to go to the Lonbow safari I needed a Longbow so I pick up a new Pronghorn just before Christmas and I cannot put it down it shoots so sweet that my wife bought me one for my Birthday in January 2011,I can not get enough of this stuff it is in my soul.