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Post by: moredneck on November 05, 2012, 07:03:00 PM
Hi everyone I'm from west missouri and I shoot a compound right now but am wanting to convert to traditional. Mainly because I want to simplify my setup. Also I think modern archery might be getting too high tech
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Post by: BOWMARKS on November 05, 2012, 07:18:00 PM
Welcome to the Gang. Great place to learn about a great sport.  :campfire:
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Post by: ron w on November 05, 2012, 07:21:00 PM
You have come to the right place......
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Post by: huntingarcher on November 05, 2012, 07:23:00 PM
Welcome from Texas!! its all, right here.  :wavey:
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Post by: darin putman on November 05, 2012, 07:41:00 PM
Glad to have you, shoot and enjoy!! A lot of knowledge here, great people always ready to help and then some!!! Check out the classifieds for used bows, great way to start!!
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Post by: Alexander Traditional on November 05, 2012, 07:45:00 PM
Welcome  :campfire:
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Post by: hitman on November 05, 2012, 07:48:00 PM
Welcome from West Virginia. Sounds like a great plan. You will wonder why you waited so long. Ask any questions on this site and you will the answers you need.
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Post by: BDann on November 05, 2012, 07:59:00 PM
Welcome to the Gang! I bet you'll find that shooting traditional gear is a whole lot of fun!
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Post by: Bud B. on November 05, 2012, 08:04:00 PM
Welcome! from the Old North State  :)
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Post by: tex-archer on November 05, 2012, 08:07:00 PM
Welcome to the gang!!
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Post by: The Whittler on November 05, 2012, 08:16:00 PM
Welcome to the gang from Maine.
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Post by: riverrat 2 on November 05, 2012, 08:34:00 PM
Welcome moredneck. I hear you on the compounds. As a convert myself I switched over for the same reasons you mentioned. Compounds are effective and very consistant after you get em' dialed in. But,after that the bow pretty much does the shooting for you. Mine sat in the case all the time. Traditional archery is in my blood now just like all these other TradGangers on here. Hopefully,you'll get bit and that compound will find itself on the classifieds somewhere.
  :bigsmyl:  rat'
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Post by: Sam McMichael on November 05, 2012, 08:38:00 PM
This is a great place to get started in the trad life. You will find lots of very knowledgable people here.
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Post by: ARCHER2 on November 05, 2012, 08:43:00 PM
Welcome aboard brother, don't think you'll regret the move. This is a mighty fine place to hang out.
Charlie
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Post by: 4dogs on November 05, 2012, 08:51:00 PM
:campfire:
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Post by: Rob W. on November 05, 2012, 08:58:00 PM
Welcome from Indiana!  :wavey:
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Post by: Drewster on November 05, 2012, 08:58:00 PM
Welcome moredneck. Great forum here.  Super folks and a wealth of knowledge.  It's easy to get a serious addition to trad.  Enjoy and shoot safely!
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Post by: kennym on November 05, 2012, 08:59:00 PM
Welcome, Josh!!

Where abouts are you in west MO?
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Post by: joe ashton on November 05, 2012, 09:29:00 PM
Josh.  welcome.  The day you shoot your first arrow from a quality trad bow that hits it's mark your life is over as you knew it. I speak from 21 years of long bow experience.  Today I only shot 20 arrows (I mean one arrow 20 times)
Good luck..
Joe
Ps 9 months, 3 weeks and 5 sunrises until bow season.
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Post by: nineworlds9 on November 05, 2012, 09:48:00 PM
This is a great place!  I also was a sort-of convert in that I started out with a recurve many years ago in my teens, gave it up for over 15 years, then got back into archery with a wheelie bow, but soon realized that the TRUE art was calling me home.  I started on a wheelie bow oriented forum and coming over here was a conversion as it took me a short bit to get used to the atmosphere and rules, but they are good rules as they keep the place clean and on point.  Anyway, I now own 9 trad bows (+/-!) and still just the 1 wheelie...and guess what that wheelie gets shot, like none!  And I am getting wonderfully accurate with my trad bows, enough so I am soon going to start hunting with them and maybe just maybe lose the wheelie bow for good.  I took it hunting yesterday and I was disgusted with how much crap I was carrying and with my 4+!! pound bow vs. a 16 oz stick bow.  You won't go wrong here.  Trad is where its at.  Archery in its purest form.  Enjoy!
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Post by: Cyclic-Rivers on November 05, 2012, 09:54:00 PM
welcome.

There is a lot or little to learn.

Enjoy the road, that's the best part!
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Post by: jwbharper on November 06, 2012, 01:31:00 AM
Welcome! Everyone was extremely helpful to me when I started and as a continue to learn!
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Post by: Thumper Dunker on November 06, 2012, 02:15:00 AM
Welcome
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Post by: wooddamon1 on November 06, 2012, 09:24:00 AM
Welcome    :campfire:
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Post by: BrownA5 on November 06, 2012, 12:51:00 PM
Welcome from Upstate NY!
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Post by: on November 06, 2012, 12:59:00 PM
Welcome aboard and good luck in your new trad journey!

Bisch
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Post by: coaster500 on November 06, 2012, 02:21:00 PM
Welcome sir  ;)
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Post by: RecurveRookie on November 06, 2012, 04:57:00 PM
Welcome aboard, lots of good advice here from some real pros.  good hunting
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Post by: Zradix on November 06, 2012, 05:16:00 PM
Welcome to the gang.

This really is the most respectful place on the net to learn about trad hunting.

So much good info and GREAT people...it really is amazing.
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Post by: iohkus on November 06, 2012, 06:47:00 PM
Welcome from the other side of the state.
  :archer:
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Post by: Stump73 on November 06, 2012, 06:54:00 PM
Welcome!
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Post by: Teacher_of_the_Arcane on November 06, 2012, 06:57:00 PM
Pull up a chair....plenty of room !  :-)
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Post by: RainyDayBows on November 06, 2012, 07:19:00 PM
Welcome aboard.
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Post by: slim_grim on November 10, 2012, 11:47:00 PM
I became a member of this forum with absolutely no archery experience at all and my current level of expertise is nill at best but I can say without a shadow of doubt this is the friendliest forum I have ever been a part of. So much so that the only two bows I own were given to me by members of this site. After an afternoon "stumping" with my father in law I believe I'm hooked.
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Post by: Richie on November 11, 2012, 12:09:00 AM
All the info you will ever need is right here, Welcome.  :campfire:
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Post by: stujay on November 11, 2012, 05:04:00 PM
Welcome.  :wavey:
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Post by: Sirius Black on November 11, 2012, 05:25:00 PM
Welcome! I'm a convert too.
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Post by: Brianlocal3 on November 11, 2012, 09:01:00 PM
Welcome aboard