[skeet]

GOB,
You need to find another doctor. Compund bows are much easier on the shoulder than long bows and you can hold the draw for extended times. Personally I am not a compund bow person. I really can't draw a bow any longer because of a medical problem with my shoulder. Pulling a bow will NOT help the ol arthritis. I also have a cross bow...and don't really use it. It was bought for my father in law. The man really couldn't shoot it either because (he took coumadin for a heart problem) it just kicked the snot out of his shoulder. He was black and blue for weeks. BTW a crossbow is just that...a bow. The yardages you can shoot with it are about the same as a recurve or compound for that matter. Just easier to aim. Talk to another physician.