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Author Topic: Got rid of my training wheels today!  (Read 1185 times)

Offline KevinK

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Got rid of my training wheels today!
« on: May 04, 2017, 06:39:00 PM »
Today I sold my compound bow that I haven't shot since Labor day weekend 2016. I've been wanting to get rid of it for months but was waiting for the market to be right. It felt good and no second thoughts. I'm officially committed now.
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Re: Got rid of my training wheels today!
« Reply #1 on: May 04, 2017, 07:01:00 PM »
:archer:
shoot straight shoot often

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Re: Got rid of my training wheels today!
« Reply #2 on: May 04, 2017, 07:03:00 PM »
Congrats on the sale and good job on committing 100% to the trad life. There's nothing quite like it!
"Every man's life ends the same way. It is only the details of how he lived and how he died that distinguish one man from another." Ernest Hemingway

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Re: Got rid of my training wheels today!
« Reply #3 on: May 04, 2017, 07:07:00 PM »
Sounds good!   :thumbsup:
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Re: Got rid of my training wheels today!
« Reply #4 on: May 04, 2017, 07:16:00 PM »
Heck yeah. You won't regret it. It felt good when I got rid of mine too.
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Re: Got rid of my training wheels today!
« Reply #5 on: May 04, 2017, 07:22:00 PM »
:thumbsup:    :clapper:
In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities. In the expert's there are few...So the most difficult thing is always to keep your beginner's mind...This is also the real secret of the arts: always be a beginner.  Shunryu Suzuki

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Re: Got rid of my training wheels today!
« Reply #6 on: May 04, 2017, 07:49:00 PM »
:clapper:    :clapper:    :clapper:
Aim small...Miss small!!

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Re: Got rid of my training wheels today!
« Reply #7 on: May 04, 2017, 08:04:00 PM »
:thumbsup:   a decision you will not regret. The traditional archery journey is AWESOME!!

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Re: Got rid of my training wheels today!
« Reply #8 on: May 04, 2017, 08:23:00 PM »
You should of kept the compound and warfed it.

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Re: Got rid of my training wheels today!
« Reply #9 on: May 04, 2017, 08:26:00 PM »
Welcome to the trad world.  I don't think you'll be disappointed with your decision.

Jason
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Re: Got rid of my training wheels today!
« Reply #10 on: May 04, 2017, 10:20:00 PM »
Congratulations on making a decision that you are pleased with. I am not so polarized; I would never sell my compound, but just choose not to shoot it very much. I mashed my right ring finger at work and for maybe a week or so shooting my traditional gear may not be an option.  I am happy to have a back up plan if I want to see some arrows fly.
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Offline Red Beastmaster

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Re: Got rid of my training wheels today!
« Reply #11 on: May 05, 2017, 12:08:00 AM »
I sold the wheels thirty years ago and never looked back. I have not shot a compound since then.

I did touch one about four years ago though. It was heavy and cold.
There is no great fun, satisfaction, or joy derived from doing something that's easy.  Coach John Wooden

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Re: Got rid of my training wheels today!
« Reply #12 on: May 05, 2017, 12:21:00 AM »
:campfire:    :archer2:
It's easier to fool someone than to convince them they have been fooled. Mark Twain

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Re: Got rid of my training wheels today!
« Reply #13 on: May 05, 2017, 02:14:00 AM »
Have fun Kevin.  Nothin' like trad.
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Re: Got rid of my training wheels today!
« Reply #14 on: May 05, 2017, 05:55:00 AM »
Freedom attained to be Fully engaged in the traditional journey.
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Re: Got rid of my training wheels today!
« Reply #15 on: May 05, 2017, 07:16:00 AM »
Got rid of your crutch, now you can rely on yourself.    :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:
Relax,

You'll live longer!

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Re: Got rid of my training wheels today!
« Reply #16 on: May 05, 2017, 07:51:00 AM »
This was one of the best things that I did, longtime ago, selling mine.  It made me commit myself more to mastering the stick and string and I never looked back.

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Re: Got rid of my training wheels today!
« Reply #17 on: May 05, 2017, 07:54:00 AM »
Haven't shot a compound in since I changed 4 years ago - I won't sell mine just because of kid I take hunting and grandson. But I have zero desire to ever touch one again myself.
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Re: Got rid of my training wheels today!
« Reply #18 on: May 05, 2017, 08:14:00 AM »
Uh oh now it's on. Be careful you'll end up with a bad addiction like the rest of us lol.

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Re: Got rid of my training wheels today!
« Reply #19 on: May 05, 2017, 09:12:00 AM »
Congrats! That decision seemed to make me enjoy hunting and archery in general a whole lot more.
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