| I have never shot an ELB. Does the R/D design offer that much of a performance boost to merit the "cheating" accusation? Surely if there is historical evidence that R/D designs were in use so long ago (I have seen some very old Scottish pictures of archers with recurves) the trad hardcore would be satisfied.
From my own experience, I own some of the world's top high performance R/D AFBs but I actually shoot better with a much slower but more stable & forgiving mild reflex bow. I am seriously considering taking a "step backward" for next season's comps as I am just more consistent. However, for the top shooters whose form is much better than mine to return to Hill-style straight longbows after enjoying the extra performance of an R/D bow would be a backwards step too far. I suspect the ELB R/D users may feel the same and yet another bow class/division will be made until the next divisive issue comes along. |