I have a recurve that I'm hoping to learn on. From there I was thinking about a compound for some possible hunting. It has been so long since I have been hunting, i'm not sure I'll remember how though.i was always a diehard and only used a recurve. but as i got older and developed tendinitis i switched to a compound. it's not any easier to pull back, but much easier to hold back. for target a recurve is fine, for hunting where you may hold back longer waiting for a shot the compound is better.