I finally have to admit, after flinging arrows my whole life, I may have finally lost interest in shooting things with arrows. :(

"Been there, done that" had never applied more than how I feel about archery these days. I have accomplished everything I set out to do with a bow and arrow - and then some - and find it difficult to even pick up the bow and shoot anymore, despite still being extremely competitive on the competition field, and more deadly than ever on game.

As a coach, my students have had more success than I ever dreamed.

For the first time in my archery journey, I have literally no idea where the next path is or how the next chapter reads.

It's a very strange feeling.

You can STILL TEACH! Even if You don't feel like flinging arrows personally! Hope that You will STILL LEAD THE WAY! STAY SAFE / WELL / COOL / COMFORTABLE & BLESSED BE! Batman..PS? Do YOU feel depressed about SOMETHING? Al-LARM-ED for Your WELFARE!

I hear ya.

It's just a thing to do. There are countless things to do to occupy us, challenge us, and reward us. Our journeys are our own and we should travel them led only by our own clean and clear values and motivations. Enjoy yours.

I cut up a perfectly good chunk of osage today for a flintlock rifle and two pistols. A few years ago, that would have been unthinkable to me. I cut it with dreams of all the bows I could make from it, but I've got tons of osage for bows. This one wanted to be a gun, or three.

Nothing wrong with taking a break. I still shoot a lot but sometimes just don't feel like it.

I'm doing some real thinking on killing anymore deer. I will still get out in the woods but have no desire to harvest a deer. The last couple I've killed were more of a pain to get out of the woods than I want to deal with.

I did steam and reflex an Elm stave this morning, so I'm still making bows too. I'm just expanding my horizons ;^)

Limbwalker, if anyone has some archery memories, you have to have more than almost anyone.

Everyone leaves something or gives their interests lower priority over time. If you push back archery for a while, don't worry, it'll come back as an interest later from those memories you made.

You may even have some new students come along which will provide encouragement.

Understand Limbwalker, I go through the same thing. Whenever I get into something (banjo, archery, whatever) I tend to put everything I have into it. To the point I burn out, and have to move on to something else. Eventually, I circle back around. I finally learned to quit selling bows, instruments, etc, to avoid buying them all over again. Tip: don’t sell anything

I shoot for myself, and the simple pleasure of doing it.

Been shooting for over 50 years. I don't think I'll ever get tired of it.

When I got into the archery "business" it really cut into my free time to be able to shoot.

I've finally got all my stuff sorted out to speed up my building processes, which should free my time up considerably.

I'm excited. I'll get to shoot more. 8^)

Rick

As for hunting I stir every year, the the leaves start changing in the high mountain medows

John, I can relate tho this. Not too much desire, for me, to shoot anymore. But have to say I still get great reward from teaching. Not JOAD, not regular scheduled programs, just folks that want basic instruction and "tune ups."

I'm a teacher and always have been and really enjoy that part of archery.

Take time off, and be available for "pop up" lessons. Thanks for what you have done. Relax, enjoy!!

Arne

Rick, if I had continued to just shoot "for myself" 15 years ago, I think I'd still be at it, hammering away. But I have given so much in those past 15 years. The tank is empty.

Elkpacker1, as a youth I enjoyed hunting with both the rifle and the bow. I'm enjoying rifle hunting again, along with reloading. Nobody on the rifle range asks me for help. It's something I can just do by myself.

Part of the problem I've had with shooting the past 15 years is that I can't just go to a tournament and shoot without being bombarded by people. They mean well, and it's flattering, but it's exhausting. So it's easier to just not go, particularly since I have left no archery goals on the table.

Moe, thanks. I'm still a fan and I still enjoy keeping track of the archers I know, that I've taught or that I've shot with.

I've shot some fantastic scores this year in practice, but they just don't excite me like they used to.

I'll see if shooting the masters division next year brings back my competitive interest. There are a few records there that would be fun to break.

John

Get yourself an English longbow and set of footed wooden arrows. Start shooting the York Round and don't stop until you've hit a score of 700.

Find something else to enjoy. Don't go without practicing something that brings you joy. We all need something to keep our juices flowing. I met a guy in my home town a few years ago. We became casual friends, super guy. When I told him I enjoyed trad archery, he said, " I use to shoot a lot, even compete. Still have a few of my field recurves, arrows and equipment. I said, come over and shoot with me sometime, just for the fun of it. He said, nah... I'm not interested anymore. Just keeping the gear in case one of my grown kids wants it some day. It was strange, I didn't push him. I could tell the love was gone.

I wish you the best.

Everyone`s bowhunting/archery life evolves. Nothing wrong with taking more pleasure in those you have mentored and pieces you have produced for others to enjoy.

There is no set plan for this journey.

I was told by my doctors this past week, and before due to my chest surgery, the days of me, shooting hunting weight stick bows, are done.....

I will be shooting for fun, under 25 pounds at the trad shoots,,, I am sure I could muscle a bow at 35,, no way, have too much respect for the animal,,,,,

another part of my life evolves,,,, time now to give back to what I can

I can not do much in life, but I will brag, I am a good tracker, and a very good or better yet, above average trapper, time to get involved and teach others

What Phil said, but I would choose a Howard Hill longbow. Then take it roving. Kindly share pix with us. - lbg

That same thought was going through my head longbowguy

I hope I don't ever get that way but I might. Trad bowhunting has been a way of life for me for over 30 years. I still love hunting. I love shooting. In fact not being able to shoot since Sept has made me appreciate it more. I finally retired in Feb and would like some time to just travel to the midwest and camp and hunt. I think you are burned out a little bit. Maybe spread yourself too thin. I guarantee you are not done yet. It is in your blood. Good luck . Doc

I've never heard someone complain about being the best before. Something new every day.

These pastimes all do exactly that--pass time that might have been spent otherwise.

When I retired, I realized that most of the things I had been "dying to do" weren't worth living for.

Only one class of actions will matter when we have used the last of our time...

Do something else for a bit. I recently went through this type of thing in a different sport after 15 or so years, and have come eventually back around to it, though on a less competitive level. It was really strange for a while, trying to figure out the whys, but then i finally realized there were no whys, just is's. Set it down and walk away for a bit. If you come back to it, great. If not, that is great too. Sometimes the competition can wear you down, and you need to find something that settles your mind, not stresses it. Basically once something becomes something you have to do, and not something you want to do, it is work, not fun. Go have fun

John...not many people have spent as much time as you being fully engulfed in this sport. And I completely understand your point of view. You not only spent many, many hours getting yourself to the level of being competitive in archery on the world stage, but also helping others do the same thing. That has to be absolutely draining both mentally, and physically. I reached a similar point some years ago in the flyfishing/flytying world.

That being said, there are other ways that would be new, and probably challenging for you as an undertaking. How accurately do you think a person can be with, say for instance, a selfbow and wooden arrows? Would you want to take the Texas Slam with that equipment? I certainly don't know the answer, but whatever you decide, thank you for what you have done for archery in the past 15 years.

It will come back around. I started in 67. Things happen that take your interest elsewhere for a time, injuries, busy raising kids or taking care of parents, but I have always come back.

Done the HH longbow thing. Did that 20+ years ago. Shot several deer with one. Got the bug again about 7 years ago and bought another D-shaped longbow, made some wood arrows, and went out on public land and shot a buck with it. I felt very satisfied, made myself a nice steak dinner, them promptly sold the bow with the arrows. Go figure.

I was talking to my wife this morning while walking the dog - something we do every morning. Told her I didn't know what would be next. I've done just about all the things I dreamed about as a kid, and then a whole lot more too.

We just finished raising our 3rd child. She's grown and in college and the house is empty for the first time in 27 years. I'm enjoying all the time with my wife but I've spent the past 20+ years teaching my kids archery and golf and tennis and fishing and hunting and kayaking and camping and so many other things.

I think what I need now are grandkids so I can start all over again. :D

I have no doubt that when one of my kids brings their child to me and says "I was wondering if you could teach them how to ...." that the fire will be back, burning hotter than ever. I can't wait for those days.

I had homemade longbows in my kids hands by the time they were five years old. Now my grandson is three. Won't be long... and he'll be making me feel like a kid again. Remember? Those first arrows are magical.

All the best to you John, wherever life leads.

Good luck with with any possible new paths that life may bring you. Somehow I can't see you spending much time away from archery.

Maybe start making some 3D shoots just to change things up a little. They're definitely low pressure and relaxing for me anyways.

Archery has certainly been more than a hobby for you but the fire is still there, it has to be :)

When the grandkids start you will wonder why y'all didn't have them first, they're that much fun. We had twin boys to start off the grandkids with last Summer. My wife and I can't go very long without seeing them.

Once again, good luck my friend.

John -

Welcome to being human.

This is a hobby and nothing more, some people can sustain a hobby for a lifetime, most can't and probably shouldn't. I have personally been doing this for over 50 years now and if I had to, or wanted to, stop tomorrow and never touch a bow again, it frankly wouldn't bother me all that much. As much as I enjoy shooting, it is NOT the only thing I do, and frankly I feel sorry for some of the "pry my bow from my cold, dead hands" guys, if this is all they have.

You've taken breaks from archery before, and IIRC, I'm sorry to say at least once for "golf", but my hate for golf is another discussion...lol. So take a break, if the feeling comes back, great! If it doesn't, you're a young healthy man with a strong family you won't be any less for it - so no explanations necessary.

I will add this though, I will miss our discussions, even when we disagreed, and am still grateful for the help you've given me (and others) over the years. That says more about you than were your arrows go.

Viper out.

Here's to a new chapter in your life.. You pretty much nailed this archery thing.. God bless, enjoy the ride..

Archery has never been a lifestyle to me, and unless your in it to make money, it likely isn't for anyone else. I love shooting arrows...started that mess around 1954/55, but have also taken a few months off back when I actually had to work for a living. Burnout can happen in anything, but when it happens in our hobby it seems different. It's not...it's just a turning point in life. You've given so much back to archery already, and have given much to those you teach. Take a break and see what happens. You may see the need to get back go it, or not. God bless you for all you've done already.

Well, you started out as a hunter, not as a target archer. As your handle suggests, you spent your time in trees, being quite unable to come down to the game animal's view. Like everyone else in the forum, you lacked the gumption (love that word gumption) to become a real hunter. Now, you're taking up the gun to make it even easier! Blasphemy! You and your talk of of those wily Texas deer you take out at 30 yards! How about leaving your tree stand, pop-up blind, scents, scent eliminator, food plots, salt licks, ASAT and everything else behind and taking a mature deer at 3 to 10 feet, out in the middle of a field and then getting good enough to do it again and again and again? How about that? When you can call yourself a true bowhunter, then you can quit, but you haven't even started! You're copping out before you begin! To be honest, it's lonely being the last great bowhunter. The very last guy who took up the challenge, gave the deer every advantage and thumbed his nose at all of you non-hunters who think you're so great!

The Legend

Life has a way of changing us..

New hobbies are cool..

Have fun!

I understand how you feel. Turned 70 in may,with old and new injuries,I have missed last two archery seasons for deer. The broke ribs and collapsed lung has affected me the most. Hopefully I will shoot again soon. I still love to be in the woods alone hunting whether I draw my bow or not. I feel at peace there more than anywhere else. Good luck in whatever you choose.Kenny

I understand how you feel. Turned 70 in may,with old and new injuries,I have missed last two archery seasons for deer. The broke ribs and collapsed lung has affected me the most. Hopefully I will shoot again soon. I still love to be in the woods alone hunting whether I draw my bow or not. I feel at peace there more than anywhere else. Good luck in whatever you choose.Kenny

Yes it is a very strange feeling and I certainly understand. Although the thoughts are there for me the carry out is lacking in desire.

That's with many things though for me so its not just archery its fishing and anything to do with killing. As a killer all his life finally gotten to enough is enough?

I don't know school is still out. Helping others and doing things and giving things to others seems so much more important to me as well than doing for myself.

There's some health issues I am fighting but not sure if any of that has to do with it or if I just lost it myself.

It don't really matter I guess when it once did. No one really cares nor why should they many don't understand or even know how to see the forest for the trees. They don't have the drive hard driven individuals have sometimes either to understand.

That's why everyone is different. I've always tried to surround myself with others that were hard driven but in the past couple years having buddy's that died and things that went away its been a real let down I tell ya but has allowed me to see whats more important and that's been others. So I guess its all had a purpose of why we did things and the way we did it. Good, bad or indifferent is all she wrote.

Era's and Legends come and go and so do the story's they tell about them.

In a little while your forgotten about no matter what stamp you left on this earth its not our home we are just passing through.

I kind of get it on how you feel. For me, I still love archery,(3D, indoor and outdoor targets) it's the killing part that I have no desire to continue.

One of my buddies in our archery club who's also into clay shooting (skeet, trap, sporting clays) got me to try it out. Being I already own an older Remington 870 Wingmaster I gave it a try. Long story short, dusting clays is a whole lot of fun.

So, being you're into guns, I strongly suggest you give clay shooing a try. One word of caution though.....It can become very addicting. ;)

All the best in whatever you decide to do.

Maybe its the empty nest you mentioned that is the culprit.

You're a young guy with lots of time, and there is a whole big wide world of interests outside of archery, you'll realze what yours will be shortly.

Feel kind bad nobody took my bait, lol!

John, "Part of the problem I've had with shooting the past 15 years is that I can't just go to a tournament and shoot without being bombarded by people. They mean well, and it's flattering, but it's exhausting. So it's easier to just not go, particularly since I have left no archery goals on the table."

Could I recommend a disguise?

Lol Frisky. It didn't go unnoticed.

Good luck on what ever you decide to do. I hope you still shoot and stay on here.

Quitting can be a joy in itself. It can be an opportunity to just plain kick back and enjoy something unexpected.

Ran into my last surviving, old hunting buddy, Bill. He turned 80,has a pig valve in his heart, converted to crossbow and still hunting alone. Probably the best hunter I have ever met. That generation created a special breed. Ryman, glad to hear you are still kicking. Of course there is one thing, I never met Frisky.

John, it is ok to take a break and give yourself some time but then you already know that. :) Jawge

Love all the replies. I've read every single one and I thank you all.

Frisky, you crack me up!

Greyfox, we share a love of the woods and that will never change. That is my home. Always will be.

KyPhil, you're probably on to something. I'm tuned in, and will keep that in mind.

Loose Arrow - LOL! :D

I'm still an avid hunter. I've spent much of my last 5 years planning elk hunts in Colorado and can't wait to get back. I just don't feel the need to hunt with a bow like I used to - and that's okay. I just want to be in the woods with a weapon, and HUNT. That is what I enjoy.

Thank you all so much for the support. This place is the best. It's where I started online in the archery community and I will never forget the support I've always enjoyed here.

God bless!

Love all the replies. I've read every single one and I thank you all.

Frisky, you crack me up!

Greyfox, we share a love of the woods and that will never change. That is my home. Always will be.

KyPhil, you're probably on to something. I'm tuned in, and will keep that in mind.

Loose Arrow - LOL! :D

I'm still an avid hunter. I've spent much of my last 5 years planning elk hunts in Colorado and can't wait to get back. I just don't feel the need to hunt with a bow like I used to - and that's okay. I just want to be in the woods with a weapon, and HUNT. That is what I enjoy.

Thank you all so much for the support. This place is the best. It's where I started online in the archery community and I will never forget the support I've always enjoyed here.

God bless!

I wanted to resurrect this thread from a few years ago.

I took a 2-year break from coaching and running a JOAD club and hosting tournaments. I've started back helping with our local 4-H kids, most of whom have never touched a bow before and all of whom are very grateful for any help at all.

My interest in bowhunting is coming back finally. I am finally going to assemble mine and my brother's "dream bow" from when we were kids in the 70's - a Bear Kodiak Takedown. Limbs are on the way and I'll source a handle sooner or later.

That bow was the "holy grail" of bows when my brother and I were getting into archery as kids. We would ride our bikes down to the Oshman's sporting goods store in Tyler, TX just to look at the one they had hanging up on the wall behind the counter. Neither of us had ever seen such a beautiful bow before, and the price tag on it was just as impressive! LOL

But life is short and here I am 43 years later and I still have never owned one. It's time for that to change. And it's time I take one into the woods and kill something.

I'm also mentoring a brand new hunter who asked me to teach him to bowhunt. He's in his mid-20's and grew up in the city with parents that didn't hunt or fish. His enthusiasm and interest is contagious. We went on a scouting trip last weekend to some public land I bowhunted for years and I took him to all the stand locations where I have killed deer there over about a 10 year span. It was a real trip down memory lane and it got me pretty fired up.

I drew a rifle tag for mule deer in CO this year, so I'll still be preparing for that hunt, but in the meantime I have some old familiar spots to reacquaint myself with.

Should be a good fall.

I hope you all are ready and I hope you all have a great season.

Regarding my competitive archery journey, I found renewed interest after joining the "Masters" or "Senior" ranks (50+). My first event in the Masters division resulted in a national championship win and new USArchery record. Apparently USArchery submitted the scores from that event to the Hemisphere of the Americas championship, and I won that too. Go figure!

Covid put a damper on competitions but last weekend I shot in my first "Senior Games" event - a qualifier for the National Senior Games that will be shot in Florida next May. I won that qualifying event, but more importantly renewed some long- time friendships. I can now see why so many PGA touring pros enjoy playing the Senior Tour events. It's not just a chance to compete again, but a chance to spend time with people you've known for years, and those who mentored you.

I think I just needed a good mental break. I can tell I'll never go back to what I was doing 5 years ago - running tournaments and an active JOAD program that produced so many national and world team archers. That was just too intense and too much work.

This more relaxed pace and time spent as an ARCHER and not a coach or organizer, is very welcome.

Regarding my competitive archery journey, I found renewed interest after joining the "Masters" or "Senior" ranks (50+). My first event in the Masters division resulted in a national championship win and new USArchery record. Apparently USArchery submitted the scores from that event to the Hemisphere of the Americas championship, and I won that too. Go figure!

Covid put a damper on competitions but last weekend I shot in my first "Senior Games" event - a qualifier for the National Senior Games that will be shot in Florida next May. I won that qualifying event, but more importantly renewed some long- time friendships. I can now see why so many PGA touring pros enjoy playing the Senior Tour events. It's not just a chance to compete again, but a chance to spend time with people you've known for years, and those who mentored you.

I think I just needed a good mental break. I can tell I'll never go back to what I was doing 5 years ago - running tournaments and an active JOAD program that produced so many national and world team archers. That was just too intense and too much work.

This more relaxed pace and time spent as an ARCHER and not a coach or organizer, is very welcome.

John it's really good to see you back.

Enjoyed your catching up story and welcome back!

Thanks. The new pace, and not being bombarded at tournaments, is a welcome change.

None of the 4-H kids know who I am or anything about me, so we just get straight to the fun part - flinging arrows. :D

Need something other than archery or hunting to find fulfillment? Don't regret, go for it! Current feeling of burnout may fade. Just another speed bump in life's journey. Good luck!

Good to hear!

Good to hear!

Great news! Hopefully, 'Master' category includes more opportunities for diversion and simple fun. Few things relax me more than flinging arrows from 70 yards, and few things vex me more than trying to cast a gnat on the end of a piece of spider-web to a wary 7 inch brook trout in a mountain stream, but they both make me forget anything and everything else for a while.

Interesting.

Viper out.

Welcome back John. It's good to hear from you.

Enjoy that Bear take down!

Thank you Phil. A member here is helping me find a handle. Should have it together next week, Lord willing, and in a tree stand or ground blind two weeks after that. It never fails, my neck starts swelling this time of year, every year.

Never thought I'd go 5 years without taking a deer with a bow, but here I am. LOL

I quit hunting in 2017. killed enough , but shooting more than I ever did. Still making wood bows, and stumping. Plenty to keep me busy. Gave up fly fishing after 40 years, and rabbit hunting with Beagle dogs at about the same time. I have had a good run at all of it, so I am content. I watch my grandson's play foot ball, and still actively playing bass in a band. Life is good except for a sick body that comes with age.

Welcome back John. You earned the right to sit back, enjoy, and let others run things. Btw I just got my first Bear td last week at 67 after a 10 month wait. B riser with #3 limbs for 64". You're gonne love it. Best of luck in Seniors.

Well howdy there stranger.

Real good to hear from you, and that you're doing well.

Rick

Bassmaster I'm sure if we are all successful enough, long enough, we will go through these stages.

I never had the chance to rifle hunt that much growing up. I was either too busy bowhunting or I didn't have a place to go with a rifle. These past 5-6 years I've learned how to reload and build (assemble) bolt-action hunting rifles. It's been a fun diversion that has kept me in the field trying something new. I enjoy learning new things.

BTW, here's the new National Record certificate I earned in the spring of 2020. That record stood for all of one week until my former teammate Joe McGlyn beat it. LOL It was fun while it lasted and I reached my goal (to set a new record) so I'm satisfied.

Life changes us. I have gone through periods of no motivation but so far it comes back. I quit worrying about it and hunt when I want. I fully intend to have a good year, in fact I just returned from a Colorado elk hunt.

May God Bless you as you rekindle the joy in archery within yourself. FWIW, I "arrived" in flyfishing when I originated a pattern that ended up in the Orvis Book. Sold all of my flyfishing stuff to pay for my son's healthcare. Worth every penny. "Arrived" in surf fishing after numerous stripers over 50lbs, and a brown shark caught wading about a quarter mile offshore at 2 a.m., alone(big enough to eat me). Sold all of my surf rods and reels to move to Maine. All of our stories are written in chapters, and it only counts when we have made our story HIS story. I now catch fish I would have rejected as big striper bait, and most of it is with spinning tackle, not a 2 or 3 weight fly rod. But, my contentment is a "fullness" because I get to share it with God. To pass your joy on is sometimes more exciting than the doing of it, anyway! I know you will do just as good a job teaching, as you did doing it.

I'm about to that point. No big archery things to brag on other than I was very very good on 300 compound competition. I play gospel and bluegrass guitar. Get ya a guitar And have at it.

It's not like you have to make a decision of whether to ever shoot a bow again. Try something new and have fun. Go bowling. Take up darts. Go shoot some pool. Have some fun and in a month or a year shoot the bow again IF you feel like doing that. If you don't then don't. Go join a basketball league. There are a million things you can do but stressing over any of them doesn't make any sense.

John you have accomplished so much that many of us strived for with a passion for years . I never made it despite a lifetime of trying to get where you did but the dream never died . I realized a few years ago I never would . That is all right though, it was the journey along the way I finally realized, to experience it all that made it worth while . In my own lesser way I accomplished what I wanted pretty much and that is enough.I am no longer a competitive archer or even a serious hunter, I am what they call a recreational archer now who went back to the way I learned to shoot a bow sixty years ago. I do it the way it pleases me to do it, the way and the form, how I do it is now more important than what I do performance wise. Know whatever you do, many of us have followed what you did and cheered you own though we never met or knew one another. You have given a lot of yourself and it is time to give to yourself perhaps, whatever that may be . You may stop for a time but you always be what to me is the best compliment I know how to give, you are a ARCHER and a gentalman.

JOHN, glad you are back shooting again!!! Good luck ENJOYING the more relaxed pace, with your bows AND your rifles. Steve Long

My bad. I missed the updated post. Good to hear that you have a renewed interest. Best of luck.

You could always try the Quigley shoot in Montana, that would be challenging. I wish you the best in all. Grandchildren are great, My 4 year old grandosn loves to go fishing, the smile on his fac eis priceless!!!

hey man there is nothing wrong with getting a new hobby. Life is all about changes. its ok to change interest.

Thank you Darryl/Deni. That is a wonderful compliment.

Steve, thank you.

Ned, I'm jealous of your grandson! We're still waiting for our first grandchild... someday... :D

I look back now and realize that more than anything, I was tired. Just physically and mentally exhausted from trying to do everything I wanted to do - for myself and for others. Something had to give.

I'm re-learning how to go to an archery event and just be an archer. It's been a long time since I've been able to do that. It's a strange feeling, not being up front with a microphone and whistle, or walking down the line watching students and talking to them and their parents, or answering 100 questions in the back of the room, etc.

My wife (biggest fan and best "coach" I've ever had) came with me to our State indoor event in 2020 and it was delightful. We just sat in the back and chatted. She would ask me if she could get me anything and told me how proud she was of me. That's all a man needs really, is a good woman by his side.

Awfully good to have you back. This place will certainly be the better for it!

Good to have you back.

Nice to hear from you again. Glad you graduated!

I was in NC in June and got to visit with Fritz and his wife, Gerry, we had a very pleasant visit. He had his target out and said that he can still shoot some. It was so good to see him again!

Instructing 4-H kids is a blast-I have been at it for years. Teaching archery is teaching concentration and parents tell me kids do better in school. F Great way to get rid of your “extras” too

John, I read everything I could and started making self bows, backed bows, or all wood laminated bows. I made this skin backed osage bow for my 1 yr old grandson. He is 2 now so maybe another year before I can teach him to shoot. We just got our second grandson in august. Perhaps teach yourself to make bows so by the time they can shoot them you are proficient at it. They will have several styles to choose from to rove the fields and loose arrows. Heck maybe they will want to learn to make bows too.

I would take up golf, it's the most aggravating hobby I ever failed at trying. Might drive ýou back to archery.

I started back to playing golf a couple years ago, after a 20 year layoff. Haven’t shot an archery competition since, but have no intentions of quitting hunting at this time. I did shoot my age for the first time last week in a golf tournament. Just stay active.

Hey John, glad you are back to enjoying archery again. Sometimes those mental breaks are just what we need. Congratulations on the great success in the senior events.

The imagery of you and your brother riding your bikes to Oshman's tugged at the heart. All we had in my hometown was a Western Auto. They had arrows though, and you could buy 'em one at a time.

If someone is teaching me to ride a horse, I want to see him on a horse and liking it.

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