>>345021They store power differently and stack differently during the draw; longbows tend to stack a bit more evenly. They also tend to shoot a bit smoother and are much more quiet (you don't have that loud smacking noise like you do with recurves) but on the downside recurves give you much more bang for your buck as far as length goes and because of the shape of longbow risers you can't mount quivers or sights on them easily (and most of the time not at all) like you can with recurves.
>>345024>What does this bow come with and not come with? Reading the page might help. In this case the bow comes with a string and has brass bushings (for mounting a quiver/sights/etc.) already installed and that's it.
>Will I need to buy a string nock?You mean a nocking point? Yes.
>How about a bow stringer?Again yes.
Go to your local archery retailer and buy an armguard, a recurve stringer and a shooting glove or tab if you're going to buy this bow. Then once you get the bow, take it to them and have them mount a nocking point (having mine done cost me literally $1; it's a 30-second process) and you should be all set. Also, buy everything you can from your local brick and mortar archery store because you WILL need help eventually and it's best to already know the guy.
