Trad Gang
Main Boards => PowWow => Topic started by: Caleb the bow breaker on February 23, 2015, 10:25:00 AM
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Just have to clear my conscience I guess,
As of Friday I am 100% trad. I had a wheelie bow that has been gathering dust since 2007 and just couldnt bring myself to get rid of it. I kept telling myself that I better keep it, in-case I draw an elk tag or in-case I cant get a deer in range or whatever, you know the drill. Then I decided to sell it and nobody wanted to buy it because it was too old. So after weeks of trying to sell the thing I finally found a buyer on Friday and am compound free.
Just had to brag
C
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Congrat's on making the jump. We have been raised to believe we can't do things unless we have the technology behind us. The better the technology, the more chance of actually getting something.
We are raised to believe that and that makes it tough to let go. Like Starwars. . "Use the force Luke".
We can do it, but we need to open up and use the force (and believe in it).
ChuckC
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Welcome to the gang and your won't regret it . :archer:
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:archer:
I know that there are hundreds of archers here that have taken this step...including me many years ago.
Over the years since, having re-kindled and subsequently maintained the passion of the stick and string, there has never been a moment where I doubted that move. Archery / hunting has become so much more alive....and personal.
Gotta love it!!
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Congrats on getting rid of the wheels! I sold mine several years back...and havent missed it since.
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I did the same thing just two weeks ago. Nothing but a distant memory now.
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Its a defining moment. I remember doing it as well. It actually brought a lot of mental clarity to shooting and working on my tackle.
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Awesome!
Bisch
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Still have my first compound. Wood limbs, cast riser, flipper rest, steel cables with lead teardrops and a polyester string. Pretty sure my longbow is faster.
Don't remember the last time I shot it...been a few years.
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Good for you!
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The biggest mistake I made when I went back to trad was in not selling my compound immediately. Like you, I waited until it was worth very little before finally letting go. Money down the toilet while it gathered dust.
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:thumbsup:
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Originally posted by LBR:
Still have my first compound. Wood limbs, cast riser, flipper rest, steel cables with lead teardrops and a polyester string. Pretty sure my longbow is faster.
Don't remember the last time I shot it...been a few years.
:biglaugh: I have one like that. Bought it in '73 or '74. It has all those features except for solid glass limbs and steel wheel hangars. I did chrono it one day and at 50# peak weight, all of my sticks from 40# to 50# shot faster!! :)
I'm keeping it just in case Antiques Roadshow comes to town.
I have three bows that are older than that old Bear wheelie and any one of them probably has quadruple the resale value of that old wheelie.
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Whip is right on the money guys. I got 250 dollars for a bow that cost me 800. If you have a wheelie bow laying around and you never use it. Sell the dang thing and buy some broadheads. I am pretty sure my old Pearsons from the 60's have held there value better than that dang compound did.
I did feel a little hope though in that the guy buying it was wanting to hunt with his son who had just started bowhunting. So maybe they can make some memories together.
C
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Congrats! You'll never look back!!
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When I sold my compound it was already 12 years old. It wanst worth much but was useless to me.
Congrats on your next step.
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Congrats again.
Sure was tempted to get a compound in my beginning year or two - this thread makes me glad I didn't.
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That's a beautiful thing, I'm glad to hear it. :thumbsup: I have an old wheel bow that I hung on to because it was given to me by a good friend. I dust it off every once in a while, but I haven't even been tempted to use it. Traditional is just so much more fun, and satisfying to hunt with. Congrats on your step backward.
Bob
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I got rid of my last compound just after Christmas. I hadn't shot it since about 2006 but, like yourself, I couldn't bring myself to sell it right away.
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This will be my first season with only my longbow as well. It's a liberating feeling knowing you have to make it happen!
Good luck!
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Yep, just did this myself. Sold my compound a couple weeks back. It's all trad or nothing for me and I've never been more excited to hunt.
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Congrats and good luck!
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thumbs up!!
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never occurred to me to sell my old ones, I laid them on top of the trashcan for the trashman or anyone wanting them. I still have one hanging in the shed, has lots of memories of good bucks taken with it. I think its gonna hang around just for the sentimental value.
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The "Dyed in the wool guys" like to say, "Fred Bear this and Fred Bear that" but I do remember him promoting and making both. There is nothing wrong with shooting both traditional and modern setups. To me its like owing a rifle and muzzle loader, both are fun to shoot and I don't look down on anyone who prefers one over the other. We need to come together as "Bow Hunters & Archers" My preference is the recurve, but I am not getting rid of the compound because some feel it is the dark side of Archery. As long as you are ethical who should judge you? I have a friend I served with in Iraq who only shoots the compound due to an injury, you all think I am going to stop hunting with him for some close minded nonsense? "We must, indeed, all hang together or, most assuredly, we shall all hang separately." Ben Franklin
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You will never shoot a deer with a bow if you are carrying a rifle. Same goes true with trad / compound / crossbow. Depends on your wants and desires.
Ummm I don't think I saw any bashing here, just lamentation over whether to totally change over or not. .
ChuckC
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still have my compound too. haven't even taken it out of the case in a decade or more.
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I still have my old wood handled Jennings. I think about 1974 or so. I'm surprised the string hasn't dry-rotted of the thing. Quite the contraption in it's day.
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I'm curious to know....where are you guys selling your older compounds? I have a Hoyt that was super high end back in 2001 when I bought it. Still a fast and accurate bow but I've contemplated selling it.
When you guys were able to sell off your older wheel bows where did you have the most luck?
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dnurk,
I tried several FB groups and craigslist with lots of inquiries but people always seemed to flake when it came time to getting the wallet out. I tried word of mouth and not much luck. I finally sold it by contacting a local archery shop who sent a guy my way. The really dissapointing thing is that I sold an entire set up (arrows, case, release, etc..) that cost me almost 800 in 2007 new and only got 250 out of it. If you are thinking about selling. Get it on the market sooner than later. Just my experience
C
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Originally posted by dnurk:
I'm curious to know....where are you guys selling your older compounds? I have a Hoyt that was super high end back in 2001 when I bought it. Still a fast and accurate bow but I've contemplated selling it.
When you guys were able to sell off your older wheel bows where did you have the most luck?
Just a thought, and with what a lot of folks have invested in their bows I can understand not wanting to give them away, but I've given a lot of archery equipment to kids/young people over the years. Some that probably wouldn't have been able to afford to get into the sport without a little help. If you're gonna take a big loss on it anyway, why not turn it into something positive?
Bob
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Congrats on your decision...
A true hunter GIVES advantage to his quarry...there is not a lot of honor in TAKING advantage...
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I've never owned a compound but have shot several that a friend owns and uses for hunting. Never could hit anything with them. When I made the archery jump, I went directly to a recurve. It just felt right and I love shooting mine. I just keep stepping further and further back with technology because before I went to the bow I had been hunting for many years with an old-fashioned early 1800's style flintlock.