Zach, It's like anything, you put your time in and it will pay off! Getting the actual shot off is easy, putting your self in the right spot is the challenging part. Keep hunting with your recurve this season and you'll get your first kill with it this fall! With that said, the time you take the compound out is the time you'll have a 10 yard shot in your face and WISHED you would of taken the recurve!!!! Looking forward to your stories this season!!!