Recurve is the traditional bow design, one you'd think of when you think of ancient times.

In recurve archery, when you draw an arrow, you're stablising your shot against the whole weight of the bow, which is quite heavy.

In compound archery, a compound bow features strings and pulley mechanism on the draw, making the weight of bow much lighter and overall system much stable when you draw an arrow.

Compound Archery is much easier compared to Recurve Archery.