So recurves for competitions? Does the choice of bow reflect ones personality? Do you think the compound bow archers are gadget people? WHen I played paintball, there were two groups, the purist, who kept it simple and had what they needed to play efficiently. And the Gadget group, who had all the new attachments, auto feeders with the battery operated paddle, some new gas attachment etc. is that how the archery world is? the traditional/purists and the gadgety high tech group?

I ask only because I love technology, embrace it but also like the idea ofusing my skill and basic equipment to do the job at hand. The prices are about the same from what I've seen, So how do you see yourself? Oh and do you compete?

leanig toward the recurve, will most likely be what I buy

didn't the medieval mongolians invent a compound bow for use in horseback archery? maybe i have that mistaken, but I do seem to remember something about compound bows being used in medieval mongolia.