Coolio17
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Long story short, I got tired of waiting on rifle draw odds in my state and decided to slowly work on archery in the hopes of getting good enough to feel confident in taking an animal with a bow. I’be done plenty of rifle hunting, but bowhunting is different. I’m kicking myself for not learning when I had the opportunity, but at the time there was no reason to pick it up: archery didn’t extend the season nor give any advantages as far as the regulations.
Anyway, I did some research and purchased a decent recurve bow to see what everything is all about. Slowly (very slowly) I have gradually improved through a number of roadblocks (arrow rest, grip, nocking points, form issues, etc) to where I feel confident at shorter distances.
However, I am wondering if it’s worth it to make the move to a compound bow or just keep at it with the recurve.
I really like the simplicity of the recurve but I really feel that in a hunting scenario with my skill it’s going to be a 10-25 yard shot or nothing. I’m wondering how dramatic the difference is in being able to gain extra yardage with a decent compound bow.
I didn’t “over-invest” in my current set-up, but I feel like I’m at the point where I need to decide to go all in on a decent compound or just stay the course with my recurve.
Anyone made the switch and found that it was well worth it?
Side question: I’m assuming that I still have form issues, will a decent compound be able to “cover up” those issues?
Anyway, I did some research and purchased a decent recurve bow to see what everything is all about. Slowly (very slowly) I have gradually improved through a number of roadblocks (arrow rest, grip, nocking points, form issues, etc) to where I feel confident at shorter distances.
However, I am wondering if it’s worth it to make the move to a compound bow or just keep at it with the recurve.
I really like the simplicity of the recurve but I really feel that in a hunting scenario with my skill it’s going to be a 10-25 yard shot or nothing. I’m wondering how dramatic the difference is in being able to gain extra yardage with a decent compound bow.
I didn’t “over-invest” in my current set-up, but I feel like I’m at the point where I need to decide to go all in on a decent compound or just stay the course with my recurve.
Anyone made the switch and found that it was well worth it?
Side question: I’m assuming that I still have form issues, will a decent compound be able to “cover up” those issues?