Recurve vs Longbow - What's the Difference?

Learn what is a recurve bow and what is a longbow. What makes them similar and what sets them apart as traditional bows. We start with what makes a recurve bow, then transition to the modern longbow. Hopefully we cover it all for you, but if not, please leave a comment and we will answer it as soon as we can.

[patrickperico]

The way you speak, the quiet environment, it's very tranquil and yet also super educational. Keep it up. Will recommend channel to fellow archers.

[warlock.]

You get straight to the point, you don't waste time with turning information into a drawn out topic. Thank you for that. To many people have way too much to say without ever getting to the point. You have a new subscriber my friend 👍👍

[michaelseymour]

Perfectly concise and informative videos. No time wasted with long, loud intros and trying to be something you're not. Thank you so much - bored with my rifles and looking into traditional archery for hunting so I've got a ton of different questions that have been answered by the videos on your channel. Thank you so much for such quality content.

[baraksinz]

Thank you for your videos! They are very informative and concise. Great company you run as well. Keep up the good work!

[tomfilipiak]

Great company great people bought a tomahawk diamond long bow 50lb. Smooth as silk been hunting traditional 40 plus years went to their store in Ashley Indiana last October walked out with the afore mentioned long bow .These people know traditional archery. Tom Filipiak Palos Hills Illinois

[dancoughlin]

I've been shooting and hunting with the same Bear 56" recurve since I was 16 years old. Bought it from a guy in high school for $15. His Dad was MAD. Glad I didn't give it back.

[MikeArchery]

Perfectly said no time wasted ☝🏻 thank you very much for this video I am about to buy new limbs for my bow!

[BriIsTheFinestCheese]

these videos are so helpful I'm going to buy from your website if I can!! just cus i appreciate the help so much 😅

[tomjeffersonwasright]

The horse bow has always fascinated me. They seem to have several elements of recurved bows. It was hi-tech many centuries ago, and has interesting peculiarities. I would like to hear your thoughts on horse bows and their development.

[lisajames]

I love your videos keep what you're doing

[MrFreeGman]

What I love about longbows (and trad recurves) is the history behind them. Our ancestors were killing big game with those things for hundreds of thousands of years. If they were good enough for them, then they should be good enough for me. Anything more than that is just a crutch in my view, where you're trading off some amount of skill and practice for more ease of use. For those of us who are into archery for personal betterment, I think the trad bows are the best choice for that reason. It might be more difficult to consistently hit the bulls-eye with, but that's kind of the point. If you're using a compound, why not just go further and use a rifle? If you're using an olympic bow, well, you're stuck shooting static targets for the rest of your life.

[Иванпонимаете-гш]

Whats more durable? I need a bow for shtf

[staffordsanpei]

I have a custom made 62" recurve take down bow I have a set of longbow limbs that can can be put on.They came with the recurve. With the long bow limbs on. Is this bow now classified as a long bow?

[gregcrispell]

How the Oberon recurve for smoothness shooting and would it be better hunting then the long bow

[skdrcr]

What would be the ideal choice for someone with a 32" draw that will using it for hunting. Take down style isn't necessarily high on my priorities

[jean-micheltanguay]

For material, would you suggest wood or synthetic for a first traditional bow or it boils down to personal preference ?

The bow is going to be a learner bow intended for small game hunting.

[ronbrott]

Love you videos. Great info and you are easy to listen to. I have a quick question. I have decided to take up archery more seriously than in the past. I wanted to do barebow archery with a recurve. In the past I have used cheap bows from a department store and not really worried about size, draw weight etc... It seems that many bows I see advertized are just around 62 inches but according to onlne bow size calculators I should be using a bow that is around 66-68 inches. I'm not an overly big person, compared to the average guy, so are people just using smaller than normal bows or am I missing something? Just for reference, I am aobut 5'10", 220 lbs and I have a draw of a just over 28 inches. I would love to hear what you have to say. thanks again.

[JWolff-mdij]

So my daughter turns 15 this May. We are thinking to get her a bow and arrow set.. She's about 5'5" and 110lbs. But not allot of muscle to her.
She only wants to shoot at targets.
I'm trying to figure out the right size and pound range for her. What would you recommend?
I had a fiberglass long bow as a kid. It was very basic there was nothing really to learn about it. Things have changed allot though and here I am... Would appreciate any pointers you could pass along for choosing something.
She is not going to want to shop around for this, so I will just have to pick something affordable for her.

[gunarsmiezis]

A longbow is a long bow, you can have a recurve longbow. What you mean is whats the difference between a recurve bow and a straight bow, I think.

[mcgym]

Greetings, John. What is the brand of your recurve and longbow? Thanks