Author Topic: Broken Bow at Compton (Read 357 times)

Pete McMiller · « **on:** June 24, 2011, 07:21:00 AM »

Laying in bed last night and thinking about Comptons and this scenerio kept running through my head.

I was shooting the blue course across the road on Saturday after the TradGang get together. Waiting at one of the target stakes while the group ahead of us shot. Heard a sound like someone banging two arrows together and all of a sudden the kid who was as full draw - wasn't. His lower limb exploded. The poor kid was in shock - unhurt, but in shock. Turns out he had borrowed his Dad's bow to go shoot (his Dad wasn't with him). It wasn't long and he was in tears, I felt so sorry for him - I sure hope his Dad was understanding.

59Alaskan · « **Reply #1 on:** June 24, 2011, 07:54:00 AM »

Events like that seem to never leave your mind. Hopefully you'll see that young man at another shoot and you can put some closure to the situation.

xtrema312 · « **Reply #2 on:** June 24, 2011, 11:46:00 AM »

That can happen. I am sure the kid wasn’t doing anything crazy with it. Dad should be happy he was OK and not hurt. On the bright side his dad may have been in the vendors’ tent later that day getting a new bow with a really great excuse for doing it.

Eugene Slagle · « **Reply #3 on:** June 24, 2011, 11:50:00 AM »

I can see me explaining that to my wife, honest honey Erin broke my bow & I had to get another.

On a serious note I'm with xtrema312 in that more than likely Dad was glad that the boy was alright.

Jake Diebolt · « **Reply #4 on:** June 24, 2011, 12:41:00 PM »

If the lower limb exploded during a shot, there was something going wrong there in the first place.

If it were my kid, I'd be really happy he was alright. Bows are, in the end, just pieces of wood. Completely replaceable. Family is not.

Jason R. Wesbrock · « **Reply #5 on:** June 24, 2011, 01:06:00 PM »

Do you remember what kind of bow it was? A good friend of mine's son had a limb come apart on his PSE Coyote Saturday. He's about 12 years old, brown hair, maybe 5'3" or so.

smokin joe · « **Reply #6 on:** June 24, 2011, 01:12:00 PM »

Yep. You can replace things. You can't replace a kid.
This sounds like a good opportunity for the dad to explain to the boy that a man's child is worth more than any object could ever be worth. We build our sons into men by helping them understand what is really important.

Larry m · « **Reply #7 on:** June 24, 2011, 01:18:00 PM »

Bows come apart! It's a fact of Archery. His Dad should be Happy he wasn't banged in the head real hard.

Pete McMiller · « **Reply #8 on:** June 24, 2011, 02:51:00 PM »

Jason,

Yes, that was the kid. Bow was a PSE. Yes, I agree with all the comments but you never know how a parent is going to react and of course the kid felt horrible because it was his Dad's bow. I'm not saying the Dad was anything other than understanding - I just don't know him and I guess thought the worse.

Jedimaster · « **Reply #9 on:** June 24, 2011, 03:12:00 PM »

Pete,
I'd have the same thoughts, aprehensions and concerns you're having. Reading this makes me thank God there are still other folks out there whose heart is not too hard to feel for a child (or anyone for that matter). Too many in this world are only motivated by what affects them personally. I hope the boy and his dad got a good laugh afterward. And as a side note, I hope others will take note of this post and use a little empathy in there day to day lives.

Jason R. Wesbrock · « **Reply #10 on:** June 24, 2011, 03:37:00 PM »

Pete,

The kid's name is Morgan. His dad, Kevin, is a good buddy of mine. You may have seen him around. He's the tall dark-haired guy who shoots a Spig 650 riser with black limbs and wears a necklace with a crucifix made out of two cut nails. He's a good Christian man with a wonderful wife and three of the best behaved children you'd ever want to meet.

When Morgan came back with the busted bow, Kevin made sure he was OK and never batted an eye about the bow itself. Honestly, he couldn't have cared any less about the bow. Later that day he scoured the trade blanket looking for a new recurve for Morgan -- almost bought a Titan riser with Winex limbs -- but never found anything just right.

Pete McMiller · « **Reply #11 on:** June 24, 2011, 04:04:00 PM »

Thank You Jason. It's a situation such as this that reinforces my belief in the quote that is under my signature.

Have a great day,

smokin joe · « **Reply #12 on:** June 24, 2011, 04:06:00 PM »

It sounds like Kevin is a good man and a good father. Morgan is lucky he wasn't hurt when the bow broke -- he is also lucky to have a good father.
Thanks, Jason, for letting us all know how things turned out.

DannyBows · « **Reply #13 on:** June 24, 2011, 06:01:00 PM »

I knew that being Trad folks the Dad would only be concerned about his boy, even before I got to Jason's explaination. As much as we love our bows, I couldn't imagine anyone that loves Trad Archery and embraces our values putting a bow over another person, especially family.

Morgan is Blessed to have a Dad that is involving him in Trad Archery. Thank God he wasn't hurt. He'll be telling the story of 'Blowin' up Dad's bow at Compton' for many years to come!

Cyclic-Rivers · « **Reply #14 on:** June 24, 2011, 08:02:00 PM »

Do they need help replacing the bow? I might be able to find something around here for the youngin.

Roger Norris · « **Reply #15 on:** June 24, 2011, 08:42:00 PM »

That would be scary for one of us.....let alone a kid...poor kid

Oliverstacy · « **Reply #16 on:** June 24, 2011, 08:44:00 PM »

As a father I would just be elated my child was un-hurt!

Glad everything worked out!

Josh

Roger Norris · « **Reply #17 on:** June 24, 2011, 08:47:00 PM »

Jake Diebolt · « **Reply #18 on:** June 24, 2011, 08:53:00 PM »

Good to hear that the father's got his priorities straight!

Hawkeye · « **Reply #19 on:** June 24, 2011, 09:26:00 PM »

Jason,

You warmed my heart with "the rest of the story." Thank you!


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