Doc – Here is some accurate history I have been recording about the use of the words “good head” to describe broadheads… the article is still incomplete, but thought it would a good time to share it since you uttered the words at the end of your previous post…
Since 1974, the term "Good Head" was actually the most commonly used term used to describe better broadheads since organized broadhead collecting began that year. Many collectors used the term almost exclusively to describe any broadhead that was not common. The name continued in popular usage for the next 22 years.
Some collectors could not utter a sentence without using the term to describe their broadheads, especially when attempting to entice another collector into a trade. In most cases, the only thing worse then their use of the term was their total and complete lack of legitimate knowledge about the broadhead.
In July 1996, the term began to fall out of common usage after I wrote a 2-page article in “Broadhead” the ABCC Newsletter, about not knowing what a "Good Head" really was. In the next issue, I wrote some amusing follow up that was about events that occurred during the annual meeting.
Many of the collectors who frequently used the term, “Good Head” began to realize how foolish they were to say those words.
The name was brought back to a new comedic height in 1997 when fellow collectors Jim Edumnson, Mike Horton and I were on a 1,700 mile round trip, driving back from Grayling, Michigan and came up with the idea for a Cartoon Character "Charlie GoodHead" to be the club mascot. Charlie GoodHead the cartoon character, has a head on his shoulders that looks like a broadhead.... Jim, Mike and I came up with his name, appearance and over a dozen different misadventures for Charlie while we were on this trip. Yes, there is even a Mrs. GoodHead. Ed Snyder drew up our idea and we settled on Charlie’s appearance.
The following year, 1998, Ron B, added to the humor when he engraved his 1998 meeting give away heads as "Good Head". Ron’s “Good Head” is pictured at the bottom of all of his TradGang posts.
For the past 12 years, Charlie GoodHead has appeared in the quarterly Newsletter. He even came to life when Scott Smith created a human size cut out of him. I have heard rumors about him having a guest appearance on the Disney channel, but have not been able to confirm this yet.
Today, the term “Good Head” has multiple meanings within the broadhead collecting community.
Generally, collectors have learned to use more precise words to describe broadheads than “Good Head”. The occasional slip of the tongue by a collector or by an unknowing bowman, usually brings a few chuckles from others.
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