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Author Topic: What attracted you to traditional archery?  (Read 1502 times)

Offline Lee Robinson .

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What attracted you to traditional archery?
« on: July 19, 2011, 05:35:00 PM »
I certainly understand opinions may vary, but I would like to hear why you chose traditional archery.
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Offline awbowman

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Re: What attracted you to traditional archery?
« Reply #1 on: July 19, 2011, 05:37:00 PM »
SIMPLICITY!

No more worrying about gadgets on wheelie bows.
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Offline PaddyMac

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Re: What attracted you to traditional archery?
« Reply #2 on: July 19, 2011, 05:42:00 PM »
The babes!
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Offline snakebit40

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Re: What attracted you to traditional archery?
« Reply #3 on: July 19, 2011, 05:43:00 PM »
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Originally posted by PaddyMac:
The babes!
:biglaugh:
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Offline Jason Kendall

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Re: What attracted you to traditional archery?
« Reply #4 on: July 19, 2011, 05:43:00 PM »
All of the above!  :D
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Offline mscampbell75

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Re: What attracted you to traditional archery?
« Reply #5 on: July 19, 2011, 05:47:00 PM »
The challange!!  Plain and simple.
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Offline bolong

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Re: What attracted you to traditional archery?
« Reply #6 on: July 19, 2011, 05:48:00 PM »
No Wheel bows in 1959 when I got into archery.
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Offline Rob W.

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Re: What attracted you to traditional archery?
« Reply #7 on: July 19, 2011, 05:50:00 PM »
Target panic using sights kinda forced me here. Wish it would have happened 20 years ago.
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Offline robtattoo

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Re: What attracted you to traditional archery?
« Reply #8 on: July 19, 2011, 05:50:00 PM »
When I started, a bow was a bent piece of wood, held in shape by a string. If I wanted to shoot a bow, that was the choice! I hadn't even heard of a compound until I saw Rambo & I certainly didn't think I'd ever get to shoot one.
I 'flirted' with shooting a compound for a couple of months, not seriousy, but it jut didn't seem like a bow to me. I've only ever bowhunted with traditional bows.
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Offline snakebit40

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Re: What attracted you to traditional archery?
« Reply #9 on: July 19, 2011, 05:51:00 PM »
For me it was the challenge and the "romance" of getting close to game. When I started bowhunting at 13 I did so with a compound and sitting in a tree. Now I spot and stalk 95% of the time and the other 5% I still hunt. I wouldn't trade it for the world. I didn't harvest a deer last year (first year traditional) but I had more fun than I ever had. I also had more buck opportunities than I ever thought possible. I've always thought that a person has 1 chance at a trophy buck a year, sometimes I got him other times not. Last year alone I had around 10. Going traditional really made me slow down, enjoy the outdoor time I get to spend, and really hunt. No better way to hunt than with traditional equipment IMO.
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Offline Matthew Bolton

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Re: What attracted you to traditional archery?
« Reply #10 on: July 19, 2011, 05:52:00 PM »
I got tired of being a slave to pins and missing deer because of it lol.
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Offline WESTBROOK

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Re: What attracted you to traditional archery?
« Reply #11 on: July 19, 2011, 05:53:00 PM »
The effectiveness and simplicity of a Longbow and wooden arrow.

Eric
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Offline Craig Schoneberg

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Re: What attracted you to traditional archery?
« Reply #12 on: July 19, 2011, 05:57:00 PM »
Started in archery 'BC' (Before Compounds)- never saw a need to change.
Craig
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Offline Javi

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Re: What attracted you to traditional archery?
« Reply #13 on: July 19, 2011, 05:59:00 PM »
It was ARCHERY when I started learning the Art of the Bow…
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Offline Jake Fr

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Re: What attracted you to traditional archery?
« Reply #14 on: July 19, 2011, 06:00:00 PM »
i honestly was shamed in to it as i worked for the sherifs office and ran a round with the local game warden and he sjamed me in to it now i am so hooked wished i would have done it earlier
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Offline rraming

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Re: What attracted you to traditional archery?
« Reply #15 on: July 19, 2011, 06:01:00 PM »
Quote
Originally posted by awbowman:
SIMPLICITY!

No more worrying about gadgets on wheelie bows.
same here!
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Offline Brute killer

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Re: What attracted you to traditional archery?
« Reply #16 on: July 19, 2011, 06:03:00 PM »
The lack of gadgets.
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Offline Lee Robinson .

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Re: What attracted you to traditional archery?
« Reply #17 on: July 19, 2011, 06:04:00 PM »
For me, it was to pursue archery in what I consider its "pure" form. No gadgets. Simple. Make it, tune it, and go. Never needing to worry about losing a part, adjusting anything, etc. And if made right and cared for they can last a lifetime since there are no wearable parts.

I also like the smooth draw without sights and I believe shooting a "barebow" offers the most versatility of the bow...and I feel a good traditional bow is the best type of bow to shoot if one shoots in a barebow fashion.

That said, I am curious as to what attracts others to the sport...as I know we are all different.
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Until next time...good shooting,
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Offline Ranger44

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Re: What attracted you to traditional archery?
« Reply #18 on: July 19, 2011, 06:05:00 PM »
I started with home made sticks and strings as a little kid and then a fiberglass recurve at about 8 or 10 and then a "real" recurve (Pearson) to hunt deer with at 15.  Moved to compounds as they came about and now have just started to get into trad again because I wanted to make my own.  It's becoming a blast.
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Offline Tox

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Re: What attracted you to traditional archery?
« Reply #19 on: July 19, 2011, 06:09:00 PM »
Camaraderie
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