I don't like compound bows. I've seen someone with serious face injuries and loss of an eye from one breaking or the bowstring breaking and things flying around. I like a recurve or longbow. If the string breaks, you can change it in the field. Compound, hunt is over. With a recurve you aim as you draw. When you come to a full draw release the arrow, or let off the draw. You don't have to hold it. bow is much lighter and easier to carry around. I have a take down. With my recurve, I shoot much deeper into the target with aluminum arrows that I do with carbon. Don't know why, and also with heavier arrowheads.
I think it works like a 45-70, 444 or 30-30 for recurves, heavier bullets moving slower. Compound is like a 7mm mag, 270, or a faster lighter bullet, like a faster lighter arrow for deep penetration vs heavy and slow for the same results. Arrows may fly flater with a compound, but you are only talking maybe 10 yards better range?
