Yes.
Every time I've mentioned that over the past 20 years, some traditional longbow lover will jump on me to say that "their" bow doesn't have any hand shock, or I'm just not shooting a heavy enough arrow, or I'm not holding the bow correct, or yada, yada, yada. Always the same thing.
Fact is, straight handled traditional longbows have hand shock and if you're not used to it, it can be quite unpleasant and even lead to injury (tennis elbow). At the very least, it made me want to shoot my traditional longbows less, which meant I was not as good with them, and so it went...