3 most valuable TradGang lessons learned

Rob DiStefano · July 20, 2011, 07:55:00 PM

1. this is a truly rewarding cyber campfire for trad bowhunting - just chock fulla great folks.

3. it's impossible to please everybody all the time.

:D

Ben Maher · July 20, 2011, 08:07:00 PM

1. I am not insane
2. Owning multiple bows, broadheads , knives , hunting hats and constantly shooting arrows at rotten stumps are traits actually enjoyed by other people , not just me ... hence lesson No 1
3. Don't read posts by Rik Hinton or Nate Steen if you aren't prepared to go to sleep everynite thinking about hunting grouse with a longbow

Thumper Dunker · July 20, 2011, 08:13:00 PM

Tune a bow and arrows
Theres others out there like me.Mmmm kinda scary
Small things are trophys also.

K. Mogensen · July 20, 2011, 08:14:00 PM

1. I think it's pretty great how many bowyers you see on here that you may not ever know about without logging on. Before I joined, I'd never heard of Lost Creek Bows. But saw them on here, and got my first custom bow.

2. That said, I learned that those who say Hill style bows have handshock, are slow, too long, etc. are full of baloney. :D

3. Last year, I remember getting my hunting setup ready and had some questions. Rob chimed in and said, "Don't overthink yer gear." That has stuck with me and I'll likely never forget it. That said, I still over analyze everything...

I've learned so much it's hard to put it into three things. Not to mention all of the great people I meet and get to chat with every day.

Mudd · July 21, 2011, 06:32:00 AM

1)We need to keep the bar set high for ourselves as we will be the ones the new generations will be looking to for direction and guidance.

2) I want to do and be better today than I was yesterday. (sometimes I fail, God forgives)

3) No one will care how much we know until they know how much we care.

It isn't how the bow feels, it how I feel when I have the bow in my hand and heart.

God bless,Mudd

huskyarcher · July 21, 2011, 07:31:00 AM

1. This place has some awesome folks

2. The form clock is awesome.

3. Man theres some really nice bows out there lol.

AZStickman · July 21, 2011, 01:28:00 PM

1.)Some of the best people I know I have met on here.

2.) I'm not alone.

3.) Having someone hit the "reply all" button instead of the "reply" button will show more of their true character than 1000 posts.

Terry

bayoulongbowman · July 21, 2011, 01:36:00 PM

Heck , more like 25 top things...and thats just once a week!!!!

KentuckyTJ · July 21, 2011, 01:43:00 PM

• Arrows have a spine and all that entails
• How to properly sharpen something
• That there are still some fantastic folks in this world.

PaddyMac · July 21, 2011, 01:44:00 PM

Mudd's #1 is a good[b/] one.

And this I learned this morning and will pass along: Dog chew toy stuffed chipmunks are not durable targets and at $8 a pop are not intelligent, either. But man are they fun!

PaddyMac · July 21, 2011, 01:45:00 PM

Oh, and I also learned the proper pronunciation of the word "arrow"

Turkeys Fear Me · July 21, 2011, 06:00:00 PM

1. This is supposed to be fun.

2. None of us need to bowhunt to live.

3. Never compare your shooting to how people say they shoot on archery sites.

Rick Wiltshire · July 21, 2011, 11:39:00 PM

1) He who talks the loudest is seldom right.

2) You learn more with your mouth closed and your ears open.

3) Listen to what everyone has to say - then do what is right for you.

GRINCH · July 22, 2011, 01:01:00 AM

1)I come here to learn

2)never impose my opinions on others

3)I appreciate this site for the people here,always helpful it's like archery for dummys(me).

dink · July 22, 2011, 10:57:00 AM

1. tune your arrows to your bow

2.liston to your elder archers they wont be around for ever

3.respect are wild life and planet

matt

darb · July 22, 2011, 01:21:00 PM

1. There are still some bowhunters out there that have an "old school" mentality where a trophy means more than just a B&C score, and that any deer taken with a stickbow is a trophy. Guys like Ron and his photos of camp take me back to the old deer camp environment I grew up in.

2. Arrow dynamics

3. What an amazing bunch of individuals there are that share the common obsession of traditional archery

Mudd · July 22, 2011, 04:08:00 PM

Before I forget... the less I write and the more I read the more I have a chance at learning and knowing.

God bless,Mudd

J. Holden · July 22, 2011, 06:44:00 PM

1) Don't be offended when a post that you started get's pulled, we need to moderator's

2) Keep it simple and don't over think it

3) How to make a board bow.

-Jeremy

Roadkill · July 23, 2011, 02:04:00 AM

Trad guys and gals help one another

There is a lot we do not know and we do not even know the depth of our ignorance. It takes another trad archer to open our mind. It makes ya think what and why you believe what you do.

I have been shooting for over 50 years and visiting here for ten. My shooting has improved improved drastically in those years. Thanks to all of you

Burnsie · July 23, 2011, 07:23:00 AM

1. There are some super talented people out there, and this place gives me access to a lot of them.

2. That I have some talent too. This place has motivated me to take on some projects I might not have before. I've surprised myself with some things I've made.

3. I don't even know what I don't know, but I learn something new almost every day on this site.