I certainly understand opinions may vary, but I would like to hear why you chose traditional archery.

SIMPLICITY!

No more worrying about gadgets on wheelie bows.

The babes!

QuoteOriginally posted by PaddyMac:
The babes!

All of the above!  :D

The challange!!  Plain and simple.

No Wheel bows in 1959 when I got into archery.

Target panic using sights kinda forced me here. Wish it would have happened 20 years ago.

When I started, a bow was a bent piece of wood, held in shape by a string. If I wanted to shoot a bow, that was the choice! I hadn't even heard of a compound until I saw Rambo & I certainly didn't think I'd ever get to shoot one.
I 'flirted' with shooting a compound for a couple of months, not seriousy, but it jut didn't seem like a bow to me. I've only ever bowhunted with traditional bows.

For me it was the challenge and the "romance" of getting close to game. When I started bowhunting at 13 I did so with a compound and sitting in a tree. Now I spot and stalk 95% of the time and the other 5% I still hunt. I wouldn't trade it for the world. I didn't harvest a deer last year (first year traditional) but I had more fun than I ever had. I also had more buck opportunities than I ever thought possible. I've always thought that a person has 1 chance at a trophy buck a year, sometimes I got him other times not. Last year alone I had around 10. Going traditional really made me slow down, enjoy the outdoor time I get to spend, and really hunt. No better way to hunt than with traditional equipment IMO.

I got tired of being a slave to pins and missing deer because of it lol.

The effectiveness and simplicity of a Longbow and wooden arrow.

Eric

Started in archery 'BC' (Before Compounds)- never saw a need to change.
Craig

It was ARCHERY when I started learning the Art of the Bow...

i honestly was shamed in to it as i worked for the sherifs office and ran a round with the local game warden and he sjamed me in to it now i am so hooked wished i would have done it earlier

QuoteOriginally posted by awbowman:
SIMPLICITY!

No more worrying about gadgets on wheelie bows.

same here!

The lack of gadgets.

For me, it was to pursue archery in what I consider its "pure" form. No gadgets. Simple. Make it, tune it, and go. Never needing to worry about losing a part, adjusting anything, etc. And if made right and cared for they can last a lifetime since there are no wearable parts.

I also like the smooth draw without sights and I believe shooting a "barebow" offers the most versatility of the bow...and I feel a good traditional bow is the best type of bow to shoot if one shoots in a barebow fashion.

That said, I am curious as to what attracts others to the sport...as I know we are all different.

I started with home made sticks and strings as a little kid and then a fiberglass recurve at about 8 or 10 and then a "real" recurve (Pearson) to hunt deer with at 15.  Moved to compounds as they came about and now have just started to get into trad again because I wanted to make my own.  It's becoming a blast.

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