Other advantages include transport (it’s easier to construct a take-down recurve ... stand and have never had a bow too long for the setup. I doubt the extra inch or three on a longbow would ...

Recurve bows are challenging to shoot well ... and a bad release or ¼ inch of draw length variation can cause speed to vary. Not every bow tuned with the same arrow, so I listed the arrow weight for ...

I still remember the first compound bow ... some take-down models will have limbs that detach from the riser for easier transport.) The other glaring difference comes when you draw a recurve.