Bows For Recreation And Hunting

Compound Or Recurve

Selecting which bow to use is something only you can decide.It is a good idea to try both types first to give you a feeling for the bow that suits you best. The recurve bow is used in competition and hunting as is the compound bow and is the more traditional bow.

The recurve bow has less moving parts than the compound bow and is easier to tune and maintain. The main downside is it’s ‘draw weight’ where the full strength of the bow must be held by the fingers, this requires a degree of strength to properly control the bow.

The compound bow is the standard bow used for hunting, and allows the archer to have more power at his/her finger tips with a lot less effort than other bow types because of a series of cables and pulleys.

Because of the extra power it delivers it tends to have a flat trajectory so increasing accuracy at longer distances. It does however require more maintenance and more time to setup and tune.