I have shot compounds all my life and about three years ago I had reached a point with my skill and tournament level where the only way to proceed was to start spending lots of money. Things like special sites with magnification special arrows not suited for hunting and such. I was at a bow shop intending on making the financial leap and over in the corner was an old beaten up long bow with no markings on it for a mere $45. For some odd reason I purchased it and shot it every day for a month. The shire frustration of it all hooked me. I have a better longbow now and still shoot it 6 days a week, make my own wooden arrows and am still hooked. I don’t believe that I will ever master the longbow and am looking forward to that fact.