[steve58]

Originally Posted by Yorker

With compound, there is nothing form wise that can go wrong bar your release and followthrough. Your draw will always be the same length, your peep will always be your rear reference. There is a bit more to it than this, but to all intents and purposes the main thing that can go wrong is your aiming (This is why people insist it is such an easy option).

With recurve, your form basically dictates how you will shoot, so if you ignore it you will eventually slip up and shoot badly. If you are concious of it each shot with good form will be a gold without necessarily aiming.

The comment about recurve has to apply to longbow, only about twice as much as we have less on the bow!