I think we shoot at game less therefore injure less then compound hunters which seem to have more shots.

I don't post much but I have to tell you that a compound is a huge advantage for ALL but a very select few--but so is a rifle! The compounds are so fast with the light carbons that a hunter can use one pin out to 30yds. He doesn't even have to judge yardage! Couple that with 80% letoff and a release aid and there's just no comparison.
 I've killed 98 deer and 1 hog with trad bows over the last 21 years and I've killed 19 with a compound and the compound was just easier. And my misses with the trad bow sometimes happen at close range not because I tried a shot out of my range. You just have to ask yourself how much of a challenge do you want--rifle, shotgun, crossbow, compound, recurve, selfbow, or slingshot?
Most of my buddies shoot a compound but I still love them! But I do agree with George, the compound is not a bow. However, I'm glad that it's available for those that want to use it.
Rod

I think using "none traditional" equipment is more mechanical and has less margin for error.

If I use my compound and in a tree 20 feet up and a deer walks in anywhere from 5-30 yards I can use one pin. If I am off a little I still make a good shot on the deer provided my equipment hasn't been bumped or come loose (down side to technology).

If I am shooting a recurve I must be more certain of the shot distance and conditions. If my estimation is off I miss.

There are a lot of factors that go into the success of the shot regardless of the equipment.
I could not imagine taking a shot thinking I probably will miss, I would do a mind bend and I would not be successful.

It is like shooting at a steel target with a hole cut out at the 3d range, sure I can put the arrow in the spot all day with out the steel up but if the steel is there I know where my arrow hits.

Compound shooter are missing also, not sure if it is less but they do miss.

Dave

One thing I would disagree with is that if you practice enough you will not miss. I have shot with a lot of top shooters,. My team partner was Ibo World Champ/ Missed a bull elk at 30 yards. Hope he doesn't read this. LOl. I have seen the best shots in the world miss on game. It just happens sometimes. However I have also known hunters that just do not miss. They will not take a shot that will be a miss. Even then a twig, an anmimal that jumps and you have a bad hit or a miss. No matter what kind of equipment you are using. I had a big bull whirl so fast at 10 yards that the arrow looked like the center lung I was shooting for and completely missed him. With a hot compound. It just happens and if you say it doesn't you are one of two things. Green or the luckiest person in the world.

Never said you wouldn't miss, but you'll miss a lot less and no more than with any other weapon at reasonable distances. Same goes to tuning and quieting your equipment.