Dan’s experience is opposite most of the rest of the world. Longbows are generally not as forgiving and have less kinetic energy than comparable recurves.
However, if you get the right longbow it can shoot very similar to your favorite recurve. I have a Fox High Sierra recurve and a Thunderhorn longbow. I can switch back and forth using the same arrows without any difference in accuracy. These are my favorite two bows.
Today’s longbows are much closer to recurves in terms of performance.
