I live right next to St. Louis ad as far as I know there are no trad shops near by. We do however have a good groups of guys who get together every Saturday morning at 9:00am at a place called Townhall Archery in Belleville, Illinois. It is only minutes from St. Louis and there is usually 15-30 archers on any given Saturday. We use one side of the range, there is coffee and snacks and stories galore so tell him to stop by sometime we would be glad to meet another traditional guy. We also have traditional only 3d shoots there about once a month in the winter.