I am in the process of reading Dan Bertalan’s book, Traditional Bowyer’s Encyclopedia, and I must say that it offers tremendous insight into the lives of a number of known bowyers and into the bows they produce. It has much to say about the shooting of bows and the shooting philosophies these bowyers believe in and use. I found Ron Pittsley’s views on target panic and overcoming target panic to be very helpful, especially his concept of freezing. San Marco and his meticulous approach to bow making was extremely helpful in understanding the shooting dynamics of his bows and the materials he employs in their production. I wish I had read this book before buying a custom bow because it gives the person both newcomer and experienced bowhunter/archer alike something to think about in terms of what they need and what they need to be asking the bowyer’s about their products. There are so many good things in this book it is impossible to cover them all, but I think I will read it from cover to cover a second time just in case I missed something the first time. If you have read this book I would be interested in what you learned from it and why you would recommend it to others? I would also like to know if there was any particular bowyer that you connected with and how that person helped you with your shooting and hunting with traditional equipment?