now then ... today I'm in the mood to step in here too - but I'll spare you my pets, car, bike, house, horse, trophys, wife and children etc etc and go straight ahead ...
... here I am with a self made yew selfbow (70#@28)
I think this was taken in 2003, but I like it somehow. Add more grayish spots on top and it fits nicely ...
this pic shows me with my old reliable Jeffrey LB (63#@28) back in 1985. As you all might notice I had longer hair back then (see neck) and did not need glasses ... but otherwise not that much different. Most important: one clearly can see which way I was supposed to go or already had in my mind