moving to the dark side

[Thunk]

Shoot both! Enjoy both! If you're not enjoying youself, there's no point! That's how people end up as stamp collectors!

It's all archery, whatever the bow looks like.

[Max]

I went through this a little time ago, as some of those who post here will remember my agonising at the time. I reflected at some length and for me it came down to this. I made the mistake of letting a bow define who I am. You risk a lot of disapointment if you limit your self image to "I am a Longbowman", or "I am a Recurve Archer" because if you fail to meet your own demanding (and often unreasonable) standards, you fail yourself - very bad for your Karma!

Picking up a new bow need not mean putting the old one down (at least metaphorically!) - have a break, refresh your outlook, forget old habits which might have been limiting you and when you come back, learn anew. It is far more fun and very liberating.

[Jerry Tee]

Try everything, itr's good that you are keeping a long bow. Don't limit yourself to just recurve either. There's Limited and Unlimited compound to try as well.

[Iain C]

I agree, try everything, keep collecting and shoot what ever you feel like on the day, I shoot either compound or Longbow, the decision depends the weather, time of year,mood, etc,etc its kepted me hooked for 20 years

[laminatekid]

I would love to keep them all but alas space and money are all against me on this one

[gwynn]

[quote=rgsphoto].........., and just turn up for the sherry ...QUOTE]
You get sherry!?!

[numpty]

Don't worry. Just have FUN !!! Thats what It's all about . FUN and nothing else.

[chris]

i'm with numpty on this one

chris

[whisky]

When I shot recurve I ended up a boss with two longbow archers for the day in a double FITA 900. I don't think I've ever had so much fun and they were on the sherry all day long!!

[Trunkles]

It is embarrassing when a longbow archer scores better than you at a competition even if it is Dave Phillips