The recureve is a 40lb and the compund is a 55lb they both have the same price and im a bigginer in archary and want to learn. Also, whish bow would be more durable and longlesting?
2007-03-16 07:36:16 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Outdoor Recreation ➔ Hunting
Depends on you. You can get a used compound with all the bells and whistles for 3-5 hundred bucks. They are very accurate, hard hitting and fairly easy to learn to shoot well. All the bow shops have a pro that can help you with a compound. Traditional bows force you to close in on your target. They are hard to learn to shoot well and will never shoot as tight as a compound can. They are also more expensive. But they are a lot of fun can be very beautiful and are my personal choice. Look at the limbs on the recurve, string it and make sure it is not warped or cracked. Make sure to check the compound over well too. I have to admit, that as a newbie to the sport. You are better off going with the compound first. You are less likely to get frustrated and quit.
2007-03-16 08:48:11 · answer #1 · answered by David L 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
There is NO compound bow that's "better" than a comparable recurve bow. Never has been. Never will be. Compound bows were designed for one thing and one thing only....and that was to relieve some of the stress on the draw to allow weaker people to enjoy a form of archery without having to go through all the steps everyone else always had. It's not designed to make you a better archer....it's designed to sell the sport of archery to as many people as possible. It's akin to buying a motorcycle with training wheels. As long as you have them on, you'll never get beyond the point where you need them. Real, serious archery requires lots of long days of practice in hitting the target that guarantees you that with every arrow loosed, you're getting stronger as well as more accurate. Recurves generally cost more because they take more skill and time to get right. You have to assemble/craft the bow in one piece so that the entire thing works as a whole. Compounds, on the other hand, are made up of machine-made cookie cutter parts that don't have to work perfectly. They can be adjusted and compensated for in situ. If a limb on a compound bow is screwed during manufacture, you simply replace it and keep going. A good recurve, if the limb is screwed, the bow is trashed. Of course, the past few years, most bowmakers....and I stress that word over the traditional "bowyer" because the major makers are no more bowyers than any other mechanics....have created recurve bows designed with replaceable limbs etc. It was designed as a labor saving method of making a good recurve where it couldn't be done before....but it does tend to yield a good bow. Never the less, a good bowyer-crafted one piece will always be the epitome that a true archer strives to attain. When you find it, you know it. You'll shoot it for years to come. Compounds, on the other hand, almost invariably end up replaced from year to year by "archers" that won't ever get beyond having to rely on those training wheels.
2016-03-29 01:51:00 · answer #2 · answered by Lori 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would recomend the compound. It is easier to shoot accurately with however I believe when hunting a certain amount of instinctive shooting abbility can help you even with a compound with good sights. With a good setup a compound will shoot further and flatter. Hoyt #1 compound Martin for long bow or recurve.
2007-03-19 15:51:43 · answer #3 · answered by sean s 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go for the recurve. If you ever plan to be a real archer, go for the recurve. If you start off with the compound, you'll never be anything but a compound user.
A compound bow is nothing more than a cheap plastic handgun with a cheap laser sight. You might hit the target with it, but you'll NEVER be a marksman if that's all you ever do.
2007-03-16 09:29:22 · answer #4 · answered by randkl 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
go compound. Why, ? Becasue you can get a number of cheaper ones set up from the factory such as reflex brands for 300 new, or parker brands from the smae price ready to shoot. You can learn to shoot and have to make only slight adjustments to fit you and this is much faster than installing all of your own equipment onto the bow, not to mention, much cheaper.
2007-03-16 07:46:18 · answer #5 · answered by Mr. Man 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Compound
2007-03-16 07:40:06 · answer #6 · answered by kracker3977 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Compound Bow is what i would suggest, i bought a compound 4 years ago.... doesnt seem that long ago, but def the way to go. Easy to learn and its fun.
2007-03-16 07:57:35 · answer #7 · answered by Laus 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check your last question.About pricing.
2007-03-16 15:10:07 · answer #8 · answered by thresher 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋