Crossbows and Compounds

[Rustywreck]

Rattus,

It is humorous that you say compound bows are no way related to traditional archery, yet include crossbows as traditional archery.

True there were crossbows in use 1000's of years ago, but the modern crossbow is no more closely related to them than a compound is to a longbow.

The true elietist in the archery world are the hardcore traditional shooters. They are the ones who look down on anyone who shoots anything different. Every year there are "traditional only" 3-D shoots. Do you ever see a "compound only" 3-D shoot?

Not likely. Every 3-D shoot I've ever shot with a compound has had stakes for traditional equipment.

Perhaps the reason so many people are against crossbows is because of compound bows. When compound bows first came to be they were more difficult to shoot than a recurve. They weren't strongly opposed because they weren't seen as a threat.

Now, if at that time, traditional shooters were presented with a new Mathews Switchback as the first compound bow you certainly would have heard the same arguements as you are hearing now regarding crossbows.

Unfortunately, there is no way to stop compound bows from becoming more technologically advanced. Who knows what the current crossbow will become if it were to gain universal popularity.