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Main Boards => PowWow => Topic started by: Greybark on October 14, 2013, 01:52:00 PM
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Well after a long archery career and second pacemaker and Lazer Prorate surgery the archery scene was losing a bit of its luster .
Then a younger couple ( anyone younger than 74 LOL) showed up at our local archery night . Upon introductions I realised I met Jeff and his Dad met 30 years ago while bowhunting for WT . On top of that Jeff was using a compound bow that I sold him 25 years ago . His wife had just started archery and had a two weeks compound .
To get to the point these two with some urging reluctantly tried out the clubs youth long bows . Done , Toast , these two shoot every day and coupled with their three months of enthusiasum has resulted in 3-D contender status for both of them.
Well some of the enthusisum has rubbed off on to me . Their joy and banter has perked up those fires in the belly that dimmed down over the years and realy am on a second career .
I did not know at that time Jeff makes custom knives as a hobby . Being a bit of a big kid he and his wife blurted out that they want to make me a special knife . I`m absolutly floored with the offer and will feature it when compleated .
His web site is WWW.Speartipknives.com (http://WWW.Speartipknives.com)
There is so much truth in that when One shares , One receives ...
Cheers from the Country that has everything except the Stanle Cup....
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Yes, definitely a life principle. More blessed to give than receive. Glad the old passions have stirred once again for you! :campfire:
And that guy makes some sweet knives too!
Thanks for sharing.
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I am half of the couple Greybark speaks of. My archery fire has been rekindled by Greybark so that goes both ways. My wife and I feel most of our improvement is due to Greybark's amazing perception of archery form mistakes and his ability to know how to correct them. It must be his military eye. I swear that a rangefinder was installed in his pacemaker because his estimate of distance is uncanny. Greybark is a very good friend and he was a Canadian National champion so shooting with him forces us to try harder and, most important, we have an absolutely great time with him. We do shoot nearly every day and sometimes twice a day. We love it. I hope that one day I will shoot as well as Greybark. He has an advantage though, it is about 70 years of practice. So I figure that when I am about 114 years old I'll be just as good as him.
My father passed away in 2006 and no Greybark will never replace him but he comes damn close.
Thank you Tsalt for the comment on the knives as I am the knifemaker.
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:archer: :goldtooth:
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that's awesome man!