Traditional vs Compound

[dbllunger]

I shoot a compound, and have to totally agree that it is much easier then a traditional.  Both are harder to shoot and kill with then a rifle. 

[sisu]

Ill throw mine in too.  I hunt with a compound because it has a longer range, and it takes less practice to be accurate.  I shoot some traditional, but only for fun.  My boy and I are making him a traditional bow right now, and that is a lot of fun too.  If you shoot trad, you should be prepared to shoot a couple of arrows just about every day.  That "instinctive" shooting stuff is cool.  You don't know your mind/muscles/brain can work together like that until you start to do it...

Personally I think the instinctive shooting with the bow has helped my shotgunning ability, but then i might be getting better with age like an old Gruyere...

[runamuk]

 and I think they are prettier.  

Thats why I was so against a compound at first  they just aren't pretty enough but now I have a goal, and when I do get a Trad bow I will get a really pretty custom one

[Ray]

boneaddict,

I would agree with your assessments and direction. The compound bow is simply not a primitive weapon. Take a look at one next to a modern rifle and you can clearly see that a compound bow is more advanced with technological applications. I still recognize it as a stick slinger. Ultimately my desire to hunt with a bow is to challenge myself away from major advancements in technology first. The annual kill is not essential but definitely a goal. I am not a purist per say but that's the weapon which provides me with entertainment even if I am a failure. I can still feel as if I am having fun.

[bow4elk]

I know many guys who, once they've tagged a few animals with the compound, quickly convert over to traditional archery and many get way deep into selfbows.  I'm in both camps but if I had to choose today the one bow I'd use the rest of my life, it would be a yew selfbow of my own handiwork.

[Hoytstaffshooter83]

It takes a stick bow guy 2-4 seconds to pull back aim and shoot... a compound can be done in the 4-8 second range, and it always has been my feeling if you need to get a shot off that fast(2-5 with a compound) then its not a shot you should be taking in the first place,

Wow this an arrogant statement if I every heard one. I have a recurve bow, so you telling that if I release my arrow faster than you  shouldn't be taking the shot. That is the biggest pile of bovine scat I've ever heard.

Not at all, guys that shoot compounds state the quicker shot as a advantage, I believe that if the shot requires one to shoot as fast as you can with a tradtional bow then thats a shot that should not be taken period..... being able to shoot in 2 sec and NEEDING to shoot in 2 sec are entirely different.......

[Pathfinder101]

By he way, if no one has said it yet, my hat is off to anyone who hunts big game with a traditional bow.  And if you make your own, then my whole head is off to you.  I'll get there one day...

[PacificNWhunter]

Thanks for all the advice and offers to help. I am really interested in a traditional bow because to me it seem's like one of the purest forms of hunting. I'm still in a toss up right now, which I guess is ok. I did not get released from my Dr like I was supposed to yesterday and it looks like I'm going to be on "light" duty for another month with my wrist. Thanks again and I will keep you guys posted as time goes on.

[STIKNSTRINGBOW]

I am a trad nut that started bowhunting with a compound, I actualy started hunting modern rifle, then went to handgun then muzzle, then archery. Now it is trad-only....you see where I am going. Anyhow the reason I am posting is I will be spending some time in the CF this year. If you would like to get together to sling some arrows I could bring a couple bows and you could check them out and see how they feel. I do have a compound I no longer use that you could check out also but I dont have a release anymore, If you could borrow one from somebody I could bring it also, but once you try Trad you get a whole different feel for the whole thing. Shoot me a PM and we can figure out a time and place.

[boneaddict]

NICE OFFER!

[boneaddict]

by the way...looking foward of plastering lots of pics on here of my new baby when I get it.  The wood is in the hands of teh master as we speak.....

[PacificNWhunter]

I'll shoot you a PM as soon I as I am allowed to put pressure on my wrist again. Thought I was going to be back to normal starting this month, but the Dr saw something she did not like on the x-ray and wanted to wait one more month. THANKS for the offer, you rock.

[boneaddict]

nothing like a bunch of one armed bowman out there.

[PacificNWhunter]

 

We should start a club..

[STIKNSTRINGBOW]

I will probably be poking around the E-line sometime within the next couple weeks, I'll let you know. I have an old 76er in 25# if you want to start light, and the next lightest one I have is a 30# Tamejun but the riser on that is pretty heavy, Most of my bows are 40-45# but I use 55-70# for elk.