getting someone started in trad archery!!!!!!!

[Ian johnson]

I am 16 and have been helped with getting started in trad archery by many folks for the past two years, now it is time for me to start someone in trad archery, my cousin who is 9, came over last summer, the minute he saw me shooting my longbow he wanted to have one, i let him shoot one of my old bows from when I was a kid. My first thought was that he was going to shoot for ten minutes, get bored and want to go and do something else, man was I wrong!!!!!, the entire week he was here, all he wanted to do was go outside and shoot my bow, my cousin lives in D.C., where he barely even has a backyard to go out in, he called me on christmas day to tell me that he recieved a #40 bear grizzly made years ago, but good as new, at first his parents were not pleased with me talking to him about achery and bowhunting, because they are totally agaist hunting, he still calls me almost every week to let me know about his shots, what arrows he should use and just the outdoors in general, I am glad to see someone started in one of the greatest sports in the world.

[Ian johnson]

I was looking at ordering him some good youth arrows, who makes really nice youth arrows?

[Rusty in Fla.]

Three Rivers lists youth arrows in their catalog. If you called them I bet they would also be happy to mail your cousin a catalog. that should keep the fires burning.
 
     Rusty <><

[The Whittler]

Ian, good for you. Not many people your age would even want to have a 9yr old hang around them let alone teach them something cool to do.

Congrats man, be proud. Alan

[Jerry Jeffer]

Great job Ian. Hope you help keep your cousin in archery. Maybe over time his parents will think differently when they see his passion.

[Stone Knife]

Yes three rivers has youth arrows and they are inexpensive. My son shoots them out of his bows we like them. I think it is awesome that you have started your cousin shooting. His parents may soon learn that there are worse things there son can do, and go along with it.

[Ian johnson]

He let me know that he wants to make his own arrows, thats even better, I'll give him a lesson on that too!!!!!!!!