Thanks for the well wishes, I doubt he’s a bow hunter a hunter at all because I’am sure he would have mentioned it when I brought it up. Maybe I’am on a faster track because I am healthy and fairly strong. I hurt it when I fell on the ice, it wasn’t from deterioration or anything. He told be to work up to it and is encouraging anything that dose not cause pain. True on the compound vs recurve, I have both but my recurve is 6828” and I think it would be harder to get back to it vs my 65# compound. My father has a couple crossbow due to health so at least I have options. I can use either in Mo so no worries there. I guess a lighter recurve could be an option but I would have to purchase one.

Shawn